provincial

Letters that make provincial

a, o, l, n, p, c, r, i, v are letters that make 'provincial'

Words within provincial

PR, OV, CIA, INC, Ci, Ro, pro, vi, ci, in, VI, AL, IN, IA, NC, Al, In, Pr are words within 'provincial'

4 possible definitions for 'provincial'

Provincial as "(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order"

Under this definition, provincial is a noun and has the following properties:

provincial as a type

'provincial' can be a type of official, functionary.

provincial as a category

'provincial' can be a category of Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church, Roman Catholic.

Example of provincial used within this context

"the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"

Provincial as "a country person"

Under this definition, provincial is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

peasant, bucolic have the same meaning as 'provincial'

provincial as a type

'provincial' can be a type of rustic.

Types of provincial

cottar, cotter, muzhik, moujik, mujik, muzjik are types of 'provincial'.

Derivatives of provincial

peasanthood is a derivative of provincial.

Provincial as "of or associated with a province"

Under this definition, provincial is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of provincial

state, province are derivatives of 'provincial'.

Pertain to provincial

state, province pertain to 'provincial'.

Example of provincial used within this context

"provincial government"

Provincial as "characteristic of the provinces or their people"

Under this definition, provincial is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

cosmopolitan has the opposite meaning of provincial

Derivatives of provincial

state, province are derivatives of 'provincial'.

Similar to provincial

bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated, corn-fed, insular, parochial, jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky, stay-at-home(a) are similar to 'provincial'.

Example of provincial used within this context

"deeply provincial and conformist", "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial", "narrow provincial attitudes"


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