Search Result:provincial
KK Pronunciation
〔 prәˋvInʃәl 〕
Pronunciation
〔 prәˊvinʃәl 〕
Overview of noun provincial
The noun provincial has 2 senses
- provincial -- ((Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials")
- peasant, provincial, bucolic -- (a country person)
Overview of adj provincial
The adj provincial has 2 senses
- provincial -- (of or associated with a province; "provincial government")
- provincial -- (characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes")