Dictionary Check: provincial
"provincial" is a valid word!
Scrabble
17
points
Words with Friends
22
points
Definition
adjective
of or associated with a province
Example:
"provincial government"
adjective
characteristic of the provinces or their people
Example:
"deeply provincial and conformist"
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
Example:
"the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"
noun
a country person
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