Provincial word meaning and definition

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• Synonyms for provincial
• Antonyms
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Meaning and definition for "provincial" word

[noun] a country person
[adjective] characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"
[adjective] of or associated with a province; "provincial government"

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\Pro*vin"cial\, a. [L. provincialis: cf. F. provincial. See {Province}, and cf. {Provencal}.] 1. Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. 2. Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal. ``Provincial airs and graces.'' --Macaulay. 3. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod. --Ayliffe. 4. Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal. [Obs.] With two Provincial roses on my razed shoes. --Shak.
\Pro*vin"cial\, n. 1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. 2. (R. C. Ch.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.

Synonyms for provincial

bucolic, bumpkinly, corn-fed, hick, insular, jerkwater, one-horse, parochial, peasant, pokey, poky, rustic, stay-at-home(a), unsophisticated

Antonyms: cosmopolitan

The fun area, different aproach to word »provincial«

Let's analyse "provincial" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LAICNIVORP. Average typing speed for these characters is 2680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .-. --- ...- .. -. -.-. .. .- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: provincial: 6 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: provincial: 7 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 1 + 3 = 56, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
V (1)	22	Fool	Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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