| query | If you describe someone or something as p_________, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring .If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring . He decided to revamp the company's provincial image. The audience was dull and very provincial. |
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| word | provincial |
| full-definition | adjective Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years. ...in Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province. If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring . He decided to revamp the company's provincial image. The audience was dull and very provincial. noun A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city. Owen died an unknown provincial. |
| inflections | provincials |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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