His manner marks him as a provincial.
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Provincial
/pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/
Synonyms for "provincial" (217 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Noun(6 words)
agrarianagresticagriculturalarcadianauthoritarianawkwardbackwoodsbackwoodsmanbegbeglerbegbeybigotbigotedboorboorishbornebucolicbumpkinburgravecampestral
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cloddishclosedclosed mindedclowncollectorconfinedconstrictedcountrifiedcountrycountry bumpkincountry cousincountrymancountrywomancrampedcreedbounddeaf
Adjective(2 words)
country townscultural isolation
Strong matches (65)
deaf to reasondeydialectdialectaleparchexarchfanaticalfarmfellahgauleitergenteelgeographically limitedgovernorgovernor-generalhayseedhickhideboundhindhomespunidiomatic
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Adjective(2 words)
district hospitalinsular group
Noun(12 words)
galician entregansuhillbillyhunaninsularinsular scholarlyinsularityjerkwaterjilinkashmirilocallocalistic
Related words (108)
naturalnawabnearsightedoafishof a placeordinaryoutlandpalatineparochialpastoralpeasantpeonpettyplebeianproconsulpurblindregionalruberuderural
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rusticsatrapsectarianshortsightedsmallsmall mindedsmall-mindedsmall-townsquarestadtholderstraitlacedstuffysubahdartetrarchtopicaluncatholicuncharitableuncivilizeduncultivatedunculturedungenerousungracefuluninformedunliberalunpolishedunrefinedunsophisticateduplandvalivernacularvice-kingviceroywaliyapyokel
Noun(23 words)
order administratorparochialparochial schoolpeasantpodunkprovincial legislatureredneckregionalregional cultural traitregional dialectsregional history archiveregional labelregional romanianregionalistreligious superiorruralrural residentrusticsatsumastate language arts standards
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Adjective(29 words)
regional academic communitiesregional cultural achievementregional designationregional historiansregional history journalregional history project archiveregional italianregional languagesregional lawmakingregional literature descriptorregional math olympiadregional partitionregional partyregional productregional programregional residentregional revoltregional science fairregional science fair rulesregional studies
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regionalisticrural ecosystemsrural familiesrural townsouthernstate workforceterritorial electionstweedieryokelish
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
15 entriesadministrative domainarchitectural stylechurch officialdecorative stylefunctionarygeographic attributegovernmental attributeinhabitantlocal residentmentalityofficialregional attributereligious leaderrusticviewpoint
More specific
14 entrieschapter presidentcountry dwellerinsular thinkingnarrow worldvieworder provincialparochial viewprovincial architectural motifprovincial budgetprovincial capitalprovincial education policyprovincial furniture styleprovincial governmentprovincial health programvillager
Collocations
9 entriesprovincial borderprovincial capitalprovincial curriculumprovincial electionprovincial examprovincial governmentprovincial historyprovincial policyprovincial politics
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
14 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- arkkihiippakunnallinen adj (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province)
- hiippakunnallinen adj (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Americans could be really provincial.
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Americans can be really provincial.
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This is also an invariant of history. Gallic disappeared because Gallic elites were quick to send their children to the Roman school. In the same way, provincial elites later taught their offspring French at the expense of the regional languages. The ruling classes are often the first to adopt the language of the invader. They do the same today with English.
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