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provincial

/pɹɒvinʃəl̩/

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noun

Provincial, personne de province

A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.

Examples :

"The new provincial arrived at the university with a strong sense of local pride. "

Le nouveau provincial est arrivé à l'université avec un fort sentiment de fierté locale.

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noun

Provincial

A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.

Examples :

"The provincial of the Franciscan order oversaw all the monasteries in the region. "

Le provincial de l'ordre franciscain supervisait tous les monastères de la région.

religion organization

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noun

Provincial, campagnard

A country bumpkin.

Examples :

"The new student, a provincial from a small town, was surprised by the size of the city high school. "

Le nouvel élève, un provincial d'une petite ville, était surpris par la taille du lycée.

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adjective

Provincial, régional

Of or pertaining to a province.

Examples :

"a provincial dialect"

Un dialecte provincial.

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adjective

Provincial, régional

Constituting a province.

Examples :

"The small town's school district was a provincial system, separate from the larger city's. "

Le district scolaire de la petite ville était un système provincial, distinct de celui de la grande ville.

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adjective

Provincial, campagnard

Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.

Examples :

"The small town's school system had a rather provincial atmosphere, reflecting the limited opportunities available in the rural area. "

Le système scolaire de la petite ville avait une atmosphère plutôt provinciale, reflétant les opportunités limitées disponibles dans la zone rurale.

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adjective

Provincial, campagnard, rustre

Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude

Examples :

"The small town's high school had a very provincial atmosphere, with students who seemed less interested in the world beyond their immediate surroundings. "

Le lycée de la petite ville avait une atmosphère très provinciale, avec des élèves qui semblaient moins intéressés par le monde au-delà de leur environnement immédiat.

culture attitude style character society

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adjective

Étroit d'esprit, borné

Narrow; illiberal.

Examples :

"The teacher's views on current events were quite provincial, focusing only on issues within the local community and ignoring global problems. "

Les opinions du professeur sur l'actualité étaient assez bornées, se concentrant uniquement sur les problèmes de la communauté locale et ignorant les problèmes mondiaux.

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adjective

Provincial, régional

Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.

Examples :

"a provincial synod"

Un synode provincial

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adjective

Provincial, borné

Limited in outlook; narrow.

Examples :

"His ideas about the future were quite provincial; he only considered possibilities within his small town. "

Ses idées sur l'avenir étaient assez bornées ; il ne considérait que les possibilités au sein de sa petite ville.

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