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provincial::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | province |
deeply provincial and conformist.
in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial.
narrow provincial attitudes.
provincial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | official, functionary |
the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | province |
provincial government.
Examples of provincial
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Last year, more than 100 provincial officials in their 40s were named to office.
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She rose through provincial competitions to a spot on the national team in 2000.
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Where other cities have megalopolitan pride, Philly carries a provincial grudge.
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Confidence in provincial government, at 80%, is at its highest level since 2007.
From the economist.com
Yet main roads along the coast often peter out as they reach provincial borders.
From the economist.com
No deaths were reported, Xinhua said, citing provincial health chief Bai Zhiqin.
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Coming provincial elections will hopefully cement Sunni political participation.
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Iraq's provincial elections on Jan. 31 showed most voters want a united country.
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Mr. Omar also demanded the resignation of the new secular provincial government.
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- Of or associated with a province; "provincial government"
- (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"
- Peasant: a country person
- (province) state: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
- (province) the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
- (Province (anglican)) An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church (both Latin and Eastern Catholic) and Orthodox Churches and in the ...
- (Province (Canada)) The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories. ...
- (Province (China)) A province, in the context of Chinese government, is a translation of sheng , which is an administrative division. ...
- (Province (geology)) A geologic or geomorphic province is a spatial entity with common geologic or geomorphic attributes. A province may include a single dominant structural element such as a basin or a fold belt, or a number of contiguous related elements. ...
