provincial
noun[C]
mainlydisapprovinguk/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/us/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/apersonwho comes fromsomewherein acountryoutsideitscapitalcity
外省人；外地人；首都以外的人Towns & regions: parts of countries
- bicoastal
- Breton
- city state
- collectorate
- county borough
- countywide
- district
- green belt
- metropolitan borough
- metropolitan county
- multi-county
- non-county
- non-metropolitan county
- northerner
- northwest
- province
- regionalism
- sector
- southerner
- upstate
provincial
adjective
uk/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/us/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/relatingto anareathat isgovernedaspartof acountryor anempire:
省的provincialgovernments省政府
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in or from thepartsof thecountrythat are not thecapitalcity:
外省的，外地的Themajorityofyoungprofessionalsin thecapitalhavemovedthere from provincialtowns.大多数在首都工作的年轻职业人士都来自外省城镇。
disapproving
havingopinionsandideasthat areold-fashionedandsimple:
守旧的，偏狭的provincialattitudes狭隘的想法
- Despite thefactthat he iswidelytravelled, he has very provincialattitudes.
- a provincialnewspaper/theatre/town
Towns & regions: parts of countries
- bicoastal
- Breton
- city state
- collectorate
- county borough
- countywide
- district
- green belt
- metropolitan borough
- metropolitan county
- multi-county
- non-county
- non-metropolitan county
- northerner
- northwest
- province
- regionalism
- sector
- southerner
- upstate
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Old or old-fashioned