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provincialrelating to or characteristic of a province or the provinces

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or characteristic of a province or the provinces

Pronunciation (IPA): /prəˈvɪnʃəl/

Korean meaning: 지방의, 시골의

Korean pronunciation: 프러**빈**셜

Example Sentences

  • The provincial museum displayed nothing but old farming tools and boring historical documents.
  • His provincial manners became obvious when he tried to eat sushi with a fork.
  • The provincial legislature passed new environmental protection laws.

provincial

ADJECTIVE

//prəˈvɪnʃəl//

relating to or characteristic of a province or the provinces

provincial concept
💡 Concept

A shopkeeper embodies provincial charm in his small town store

provincial mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Pro-Vince loves his provincial life in the countryside!

provincial rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Keep provincial values essential, not commercial!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prəˈvɪnʃəl/
🇬🇧 UK/prəˈvɪnʃəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootprovin
Suffix--al

Origin

From Latin 'provincia' meaning a conquered territory or district under Roman rule. The word originally referred to regions far from Rome's capital, which led to the modern sense of 'relating to regions outside the capital or main cities.'

🎵Rhyme

commercialfinancialessential
commercial
financial
essential

🔗Collocations

provincial government
provincial capital
provincial attitude
provincial town
provincial newspaper
provincial life

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The provincial museum displayed nothing but old farming tools and boring historical documents.

😄 Fun example

His provincial manners became obvious when he tried to eat sushi with a fork.

The provincial legislature passed new environmental protection laws.

She felt like a provincial after moving from her small town to New York City.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ruralregionallocalnarrow-mindedunsophisticated

Antonyms

metropolitancosmopolitansophisticated

Related

provincecountrysidemunicipalfederalurban

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