provincial
/prəˈvɪnʃəl/
adjective
- Relating to a province or provinces.
- She works for a provincial newspaper that covers local news.
- Provincial elections are held every four years.
- The provincial government announced new funding for schools.
- Having a narrow or limited outlook, especially compared to people from a capital city or other more cosmopolitan areas.
- Living in a small town can sometimes make people a bit provincial in their thinking.
- The critic dismissed the play as provincial and old-fashioned.
- His provincial attitude made him suspicious of anyone from a different culture.
Antonyms
noun
- A person from a province, especially one considered unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
- The city dwellers looked down on the provincials who came to visit.
- He felt like a provincial when he first moved to the big city.
- The novel tells the story of a provincial who becomes a successful artist.