C2adjectiveurbanpolitics
US/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
UK/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
connected with a province or areas outside the capital; also old-fashioned and narrow in outlook
In context
She left her small provincial town to study in Ho Chi Minh City.
The provincial government has promised to repair the coastal road.
City critics called the film provincial, but village audiences loved it.
Words that go with provincial
adjective + noun
- provincial townLife in a provincial town moves at a slower pace.
- provincial governmentThe provincial government approved the new bridge.
- provincial capitalBuses leave the provincial capital for the border every hour.
- provincial authoritiesProvincial authorities closed the beach after the storm warning.
- provincial roadWe took a quiet provincial road through the hills.