Definitions for PROVINCIAL
prəˈvɪn ʃəlpro·vin·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. provincialnoun

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

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

2. peasant, provincial, bucolicadjective

   a country person

3. provincialadjective

   of or associated with a province

   "provincial government"

4. provincialadjective

   characteristic of the provinces or their people

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. provincialnoun

   A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.

2. provincialnoun

   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.

3. provincialnoun

   A country bumpkin.

4. provincialadjective

   Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.

5. provincialadjective

   Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.

6. provincialadjective

   Not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal.

7. provincialadjective

   Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod.

8. provincialadjective

   Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal.

9. provincialadjective

   limited in outlook; narrow

10. Etymology: From provincialis, confer Provencal.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Provincialadjective

   Etymology: provincial, Fr. from province.

   1. Relating to a province.

   The duke dare not more stretch
   This finger of mine, than he dare rack his own;
   His subject am I not, nor here provincial. William Shakespeare.

   2. Appendant to the provincial country.

   Some have delivered the polity of spirits, and left an account even to their provincial dominions. Brown.

   3. Not of the mother country; rude; unpolished.

   They build and treat with such magnificence,
   That, like th’ ambitious monarchs of the age,
   They give the law to our provincial stage. Dryden.

   A country ’squire having only the provincial accent upon his tongue, which is neither a fault, nor in his power to remedy, must marry a cast wench. Jonathan Swift.

   4. Belonging only to an archbishop’s jurisdiction; not æcumenical.

   A law made in a provincial synod, is properly termed a provincial constitution. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

2. Provincialnoun

   A spiritual governor.

   Etymology: provincial, Fr. from province.

   Valignanus was provincial of the Jesuits in the Indies. Edward Stillingfleet.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. provincial

   Provincial can be defined as something or someone associated with the regions or local areas outside of a major city or the capital, typically characterized by a simpler, traditional, or conservative lifestyle and attitudes. It often describes a person, behavior, or perspective that reflects a narrow-mindedness or limited perspective due to a lack of exposure to a broader range of experiences. It can also refer to a government or administrative body that operates on a local level, overseeing a specific province or region within a larger country or state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Provincialadjective

   of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect

2. Provincialadjective

   exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal

3. Provincialadjective

   of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod

4. Provincialadjective

   of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal

5. Provincialnoun

   a person belonging to a province; one who is provincial

6. Provincialnoun

   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

7. Etymology: [L. provincialis: cf. F. provincial. See Province, and cf. Provencal.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Provincial

   prō-vin′shal, adj. pertaining to Provence or Provençal.—Provincial rose, the cabbage-rose—from Provins-rose, Provins in Seine-et-Marne, being famous for its roses: (Shak.) a rosette formerly worn on the shoe.

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROVINCIAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #723

How to pronounce PROVINCIAL?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROVINCIAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROVINCIAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of PROVINCIAL in a Sentence

1. Wang Guiqiang:

   > SummaryCompaniesSome cities say peak of COVID infections was last monthToo early to say how many infections are severe-Chinese expertChina embassy in South Korea suspends short-term visasChinese state media criticise Pfizer over Paxlovid priceBEIJING, Jan 10( Reuters) - Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact.A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by Peoples Daily, Peoples Daily, said infections have been declining in the capital Beijing and several Chinese provinces. One official was quoted as saying nearly all the 100 million people in Henan province had already been infected.The virus has been spreading freely in China since a policy U-turn in early December after protests against a zero-COVID regime ruthlessly enforced for three years. China reopened its borders on Sunday, removing the last major restrictions.The frequent lockdowns, relentless testing and various levels of movement curbs since early 2020 have brought the worlds second-largest economy to one of its slowest growth rates in nearly half a century and caused widespread distress.With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and has been reporting five or fewer deaths a day since the policy U-turn, figures that have been disputed by the World Health Organisation.Many Chinese funeral homes and hospitals say they are overwhelmed, and international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths in China this year.On Tuesday, a Health Times compilation of reports from local government officials and health experts across the country, suggested the COVID wave may be past its peak in many regions.Kan Quan, director of the Office of the Henan Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control, was cited as saying the infection rate in the central province was nearly 90 % as of Jan. 6. The number of patients at clinics in the province reached a peak on Dec. 19, but the number of severe cases was still high, he said, without giving further details.Yin Yong, acting mayor of Beijing, was cited as saying the capital was also past its peak. Li Pan, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission in the city of Chongqing said the peak there was reached on Dec. 20. In the province of Jiangsu, the peak was reached on Dec. 22, while in Zheijiang province the first wave of infections has passed smoothly, officials said. Two cities in the southern Guangdong province, Chinas manufacturing heartland, reached their peaks before the end of the year.Separately in the state-run China Daily, a prominent health official said the percentage of severe cases remained unclear.It is still too early to conclude the overall percentage of severe and critical COVID patients in China as different types of hospitals report different numbers, Wang Guiqiang, head of Peking University First Hospitals infectious disease department, was quoted as saying.PFIZER CRITICISMChina has dismissed criticism over its data as politically-motivated attempts to smear its success in handling the pandemic and said any future mutations are likely to be more infectious but cause less severe illness.Testing requirements introduced by several countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain, France and others in response to Chinas COVID outbreak, were called out by foreign ministry as discriminatory.Financial markets see the new curbs as mere inconvenience, with the yuan hitting a nearly five-month high on Tuesday.South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups were among those licking their lips at the prospect of more Chinese tourists.Although Beijing also demands negative COVID test results from people landing in China, officials have threatened retaliation against countries mandating tests for visitors from China.The Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Tuesday it will stop issuing short-term visas for Korean citizens.State media has also taken a swipe at Pfizer Inc( PFE.N) over the price for its COVID treatment Paxlovid.It is not a secret that U.S. capital forces have already accumulated quite a fortune from the world via selling vaccines and drugs, and the U.S. government has been coordinating all along, nationalist tabloid Global Times said in an editorial.Pfizers Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday the company was in discussions with Chinese authorities about a price for Paxlovid, but not over licensing a generic version in China.The abrupt change of course in COVID policies has left Chinas health system unprepared, with many hospitals ill-equipped to handle patients in critical conditions and smaller cities scrambling to secure basic anti-fever drug supplies.Yu Weishi, chairman of Youcare Pharmaceutical Group, told Reuters Li Pan firm boosted output of its anti-fever drugs five-fold to one million boxes a day in the past month.Wang Lili, general manager at another pharmaceutical firm, CR Double Crane, told Reuters that intravenous drips were their most in-demand product.The company has since Jan. 5 done away with weekends to meet demand.We are running 24/7.

2. Ken Dodd:

   It’s a privilege to be asked to play here tonight on what is a very special anniversary. It is 100 years to the night since that balcony collapsed. (Addressing people in The Gods at a provincial theatre.)

3. Muhammad Farasat Iqbal:

   It’s one of the top priorities of the provincial government, to ensure provision of clean drinking water in each locality, as access to clean water is a fundamental human right.

4. Farid Haibat:

   The Taliban burnt parts of the headquarters of the National Directorate of Security and the customs office, and according to my information, they reached the central provincial prison as well.

5. Charles Cleveland:

   We don't think either the province of Uruzgan or the provincial capital Tarin Kowt is about to fall but we're watching it closely.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROVINCIAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Provincial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PROVINCIAL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PROVINCIAL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PROVINCIAL