PROVINCIAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROVINCIAL?

Need another word that means the same as “provincial”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “provincial” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Provincial” are: outlying, rural, rustic, regional, territorial, local, unsophisticated, narrow-minded, parochial, suburban, insular, limited, restricted, conservative, narrow, bucolic, peasant, bumpkin, country bumpkin, country cousin, yokel, village idiot, churl, lout, boor, oaf, clown, barbarian, yahoo

Provincial as a Noun

Definitions of "Provincial" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “provincial” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province.
• A country person.
• Local newspapers, as contrasted with national ones.
• An inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
• An inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.
• (in Canada) sporting contests held between teams representing the country's administrative divisions.
• An official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order.
• (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order.

Synonyms of "Provincial" as a noun (15 Words)

barbarian	A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. You arrogant barbarian.
boor	A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. At last the big obnoxious boor had been dealt a stunning blow for his uncouth and belligerent manner.
bucolic	A short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life.
bumpkin	A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture. She thought Tom a bit of a country bumpkin.
churl	A rude and mean-spirited person. This trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock.
clown	A foolish or incompetent person. We need a serious government not a bunch of clowns.
country bumpkin	A politically organized body of people under a single government.
country cousin	The people who live in a nation or country.
lout	An awkward stupid person. Drunken louts.
oaf	A man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent. They are just big clumsy oafs.
peasant	One of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers. Peasant farmers.
rustic	A small brownish European moth. They paused to watch the rustics dance and carouse.
village idiot	A settlement smaller than a town.
yahoo	One of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift.
yokel	An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.

Usage Examples of "Provincial" as a noun

• The general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials.
• A town populated by money-grubbers, philistines, and self-satisfied provincials.

Provincial as an Adjective

Definitions of "Provincial" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “provincial” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
• Characteristic of the provinces or their people.
• Of or associated with a province.
• Of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.

Synonyms of "Provincial" as an adjective (15 Words)

conservative	(in a political context) favouring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas. They were very conservative in their outlook.
insular	Relating to the insula of the brain. Goods of insular origin.
limited	Denoting a limited company used after a company name. A limited number of places are available.
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. Researching local history.
narrow	Denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx. They ate a narrow range of foods.
narrow-minded	Rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines.
outlying	Relatively far from a center or middle. An outlying village.
parochial	Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope. Little sympathy with parochial mentality.
regional	Related or limited to a particular region. Regional variations.
restricted	Restricted in meaning as e g man in a tall man. Some enzymes cleave DNA at restricted sites.
rural	Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. Rural people.
rustic	Awkwardly simple and provincial. A rustic bridge.
suburban	Of or characteristic of a suburb. Elizabeth despised Ann s house proudness as deeply suburban.
territorial	Displaying territoriality defending a territory from intruders. Territorial disputes.
unsophisticated	Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes. The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists.

Usage Examples of "Provincial" as an adjective

• Deeply provincial and conformist.
• Provincial towns.
• Narrow provincial attitudes.
• In that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial.
• The whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial.
• Provincial elections.

Associations of "Provincial" (30 Words)

autonomous	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces. Autonomous underwater vehicles.
borough	An English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament.
bucolic	(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic. The church is lovely for its bucolic setting.
capital	People who possess wealth and use it to control a society’s economic activity, considered collectively. Warsaw is the capital of Poland.
city	A town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral. The city raised the tax rate.
commune	A territorial division similar to a French commune in other countries. She went to California and joined a commune.
community	Denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area. A community of nuns.
county	Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. The county has a population of 12 345 people.
depopulate	Substantially reduce the population of (an area. The epidemic depopulated the countryside.
district	An area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity. An elegant shopping district.
domestic	Converted or adapted to domestic use. Everything sounded very peaceful and domestic.
legislature	The legislative body of a country or state. The Nevada state legislature passed a law to prohibit dumping of nuclear waste.
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. The street was full of locals and tourists.
localization	(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body. The tug of war between the forces of globalization and localization.
metropolitan	Relating to or denoting a metropolitan or his see. The Boston metropolitan area.
municipal	Of or relating to the government of a municipality. National and municipal elections.
municipality	The governing body of a municipality. Voters in each municipality choose between four candidates.
national	Owned or maintained for the public by the national government. She finished 16th at the nationals that year.
parliament	A legislature similar to the UK Parliament in other nations and states. The act was passed by the last parliament of the reign.
parochial	Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope. Parochial attitudes.
populous	Densely populated. The populous city of Shanghai.
prefecture	The official residence or headquarters of a prefect. Enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police.
province	Northern Ireland. I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train.
rural	In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. Large rural households.
rustic	A small brownish European moth. They paused to watch the rustics dance and carouse.
subdivide	Divide into smaller and smaller pieces. The cells subdivided.
suburban	Of or characteristic of a suburb. Elizabeth despised Ann s house proudness as deeply suburban.
town	The particular town under consideration especially one s own town. Churchill was in town.
urban	Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area. Hip hop s traditionally urban vibe.
village	A self contained district or community within a town or city regarded as having features characteristic of village life. All the village could do was listen.