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Of, or concerning, rural regions remote from a city
“He also regularly donated money to the church in the provincial town from which he and most of his workers migrated.”
Of, or concerning, a province of a country or empire
“Acadians brought with them provincial cooking styles from France.”
Insular in one's views, opinions or outlook
“What I see as a provincial mindset in Deloney and Dekker might be expected to bring with it the baggage of xenophobia, but as the above examples make clear, xenophobia is a rather muted issue.”
Unsophisticated or uncultured in manner or behavior
“One belief is that the comedies in the paintings are crude and provincial, an old-fashioned folk-theatre appropriate to colonists distant from the cultural mainstream.”
Associated with country or rural life
A person unaffected by or unaware of the social protocols of modern society
Belonging to, or characteristic of, values and attitudes of the middle class
Located far from a given point, location or place
Relating to lands or territory previously unsettled
Situated in the interior of a country rather than on the coast
A person who lives and works in the country, or a rural area
“Sophisticated and chic, it's a really a new experience for us provincials.”
An unsophisticated or uncultured person, typically from a rural town or area
“But then people stopped wearing dunce-caps in the towns because it came to be seen as a sign of a provincial, a peasant.”
A provincial country gentleman or cottager, dwelling in a rural area
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