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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   provincial

   • IPA[prəˈvin(t)SH(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     of or concerning a province of a country or empire；of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded
   • n.
     an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.；(in Canada) athletic contests held between teams representing the country's administrative divisions.

   • noun: provincial, plural noun: provincials

2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. of or concerning a province of a country or empire provincial elections 同義詞 nonmetropolitan, small-town, nonurban, outlying, rural, ... 更多country, rustic, backwoods, backwater, informalone-horse, hick, freshwater反義詞 national, metropolitan, cosmopolitan
   • 2. of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded the whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial scenes of violence were reported in provincial towns 同義詞 regional, state, territorial, district, local, ... 更多sectoral, zonal, cantonal, county, parochial, colonial, unsophisticated, narrow-minded, parochial, small-town, suburban, insular, parish-pump, inward-looking, limited, restricted, localist, conservative, narrow, small-minded, petty, blinkered, illiberal, inflexible, bigoted, prejudiced, intolerant, informaljerkwater, corn-fed反義詞 national, sophisticated, broad-minded

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.
   • ▪ (in Canada) athletic contests held between teams representing the country's administrative divisions.
   • 2. an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded a town populated by money-grubbers, philistines, and self-satisfied provincials
   • 3. the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province.