English Dictionary
Definition provincial in British English
provincial
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/prəˈvɪnʃ(ə)l/
Example
a provincial government/election
2
old-fashioned and conservative, especially because of not living in the capital city or a large city
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