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"
Antonyms:
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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