1 [onlybeforenoun] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government:
provincial assemblies / elections
2 [onlybeforenoun] (sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city:
a provincial town / theatre / newspaper
3 (disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things:
In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial.
provincially adverb
noun (often disapproving) a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city
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In this entry, provincial is tagged as adjective.
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