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  • 21provincial — [[t]prəvɪ̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] provincials 1) ADJ: ADJ n Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years. ...in Rasht, the provincial… …

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  • 22provincial — provincially, adv. /preuh vin sheuhl/, adj. 1. belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper. 2. of or pertaining to the provinces: provincial customs; provincial dress. 3. having or showing the manners,… …

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  • 23provincial — 1. adjective /pɹɒviʃəl̩/ a) Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. Provincial airs and graces. b) Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants… …

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  • 24provincial — pro|vin|cial1 [prəˈvınʃəl] adj 1.) [only before noun] relating to or coming from a province ▪ a provincial election ▪ the provincial government of Quebec 2.) relating to or coming from the parts of a country that are not near the capital ▪ a… …

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  • 25provincial — I UK [prəˈvɪnʃ(ə)l] / US [prəˈvɪnʃəl] adjective ** 1) of or relating to the parts of a country outside the capital or the large cities a provincial government/election 2) old fashioned and conservative, especially because of not living in the… …

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  • 26provincial — (adj) (Intermedio) relativo a una unidad territorial determinada dentro de un país Ejemplos: La representación provincial de artesanos demostró sus productos durante la feria nacional. Nuestro equipo participará en el campeonato provincial de… …

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  • 27provincial — pro|vin|cial1 [ prə vınʃal ] adjective ** of or relating to a province: a provincial government/election/town a. old fashioned and conservative, especially because of not living in the capital city or a large city: provincial attitudes to modern… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28provincial — 1. adjective 1) the provincial government Syn: regional, state, territorial, district; sectoral, zonal, cantonal Ant: national 2) provincial areas Syn: no …

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  • 29provincial — adjective 1) the provincial government Syn: regional, state, territorial, district, local, county 2) provincial areas Syn: rural, country, rustic, small town, outlying …

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  • 30provincial — /prəˈvɪnʃəl / (say pruh vinshuhl) adjective 1. belonging or peculiar to some particular province or provinces; local: provincial customs. 2. of or relating to the provinces: the provincial press. 3. having or showing the manners characteristic of …