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Definition of: provincial
(prə·vin′shəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a province.
2. Confined to a province; rustic; hence, local, as a word or idiom; also, narrow; uncultured; illiberal: said of people.
—noun A native or inhabitant of a province; one who is provincial, in any sense.
—pro·vin′ci·al′i·ty (-shē·al′ə·tē) noun
—pro·vin′cial·ly adverb
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