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Provincial Country Capital Noun Prəˈvɪnʃl Prəˈvɪnʃəli Connected Parts

Provincial relates to areas outside the capital, or describes someone or something as old-fashioned, unsophisticated, and narrow-minded. It can also refer to a person from such an area.

Provincial refers to something connected with regions away from the capital, or something seen as old-fashioned and unsophisticated. It can also refer to a person from such a region.

word provincial
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Collins
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/prəvɪ̱nʃ(ə)l/
1
[ADJ 形容词]省份的;外省的;地方的 Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.
  [ADJ n]
  • Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years.

    杰里米·斯泰尔斯,34岁,在一家地方剧院担任了10年经理。

  • ...in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province.

    在吉兰省省会拉什特

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过时的;守旧的;迂腐的 If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring.
  [disapproval]
  • He decided to revamp the company's provincial image...

    他决心一改公司保守落后的形象。

  • The audience was dull and very provincial.

    观众既呆板又非常守旧。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]外省人;地方居民 A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city.
  • Owen died an unknown provincial.

    欧文死的时候是一个不为人知的外乡人。


Oxford pro·vin·cial / prəˈvɪnʃl ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃl /
adjective
,
noun
provincial provincials
adjective 1 [only before noun ] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are spanided into, with its own local government 省的;一级行政区的 provincial assemblies/elections 省议会;省选举 2 [only before noun ] ( sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city 都城以外的;首都以外的 a provincial town 首都以外的城镇 3 ( disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things 心胸狭隘的;守旧的;迂腐的 SYN
narrow-minded
pro·vin·cial·ly / prəˈvɪnʃəli ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃəli / adverb
noun ( often disapproving) a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city 都城以外的人;乡巴佬;外乡人 pro·vin·cial / prəˈvɪnʃl ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃl / pro·vin·cial·ly / prəˈvɪnʃəli ; NAmE prəˈvɪnʃəli /
LDC
provincial1 adjective
provincial2 noun
provincialpro‧vin‧cial1 /prəˈvɪnʃəl/ ●○○ adjective
Examples
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Collocations
1[only before noun] relating to or coming from a province:  a provincial election the provincial government of Quebec2relating to or coming from the parts of a country that are not near the capital:  a provincial town3old-fashioned and not interested in anything new or different – used to show disapproval:  provincial attitudes
provincial1 adjective
provincial2 noun
provincialprovincial2 noun [countable]
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Collocations
someone who comes from a part of a country that is not near the capital, especially someone who is not interested in anything new or different – often used to show disapproval
WDF

provincial

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Spoken:

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省的(59%),地方的(18%),偏狭的(13%),乡下人(6%),地方人民(4%)
n.粗野的人;乡下人;外地人
adj.省的;地方性的;偏狭的

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