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provincial

/pɹəˈvɪnʃəl/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    of or associated with a province

    provincial government

  2. adjective

    characteristic of the provinces or their people

    deeply provincial and conformist

  3. noun

    (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

  4. noun

    a country person

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