Meaning & use
provincial
Relating to a province or region outside the capital, or narrow-minded and unsophisticated in outlook.
See it in a sentence
The provincial government controls funding for local schools and roads.
City critics dismissed his tastes as hopelessly provincial and old-fashioned.
A note on using this word
Provincial can be neutral, referring to a geographic province, or critical, implying limited or unsophisticated views.
Words with a similar meaning
regionalnarrow-minded
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Words with an opposite meaning
cosmopolitanworldly
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