Translate provincial | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of provincial
adjective
1of or concerning a province of a country or empire:provincial elections
2of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded:scenes of violence were reported in provincial towns the whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial
noun
1an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire. (
provincials)
(in Canada) athletic contests held between teams representing the country’s administrative divisions.
2an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
3 Christian Church the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province.
