as in parochial
not broad or open in views or opinions
some people regard a fear of new things as an unmistakable sign of a provincial attitude
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as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy
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Recent Examples of provincial
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
The point of picking up Hawthorne’s confounding story isn’t to recast the American Revolution as little more than a provincial riot.
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John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.
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Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
There’s been something sinister afoot in provincial France in recent years.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
The point of picking up Hawthorne’s confounding story isn’t to recast the American Revolution as little more than a provincial riot.
—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Noun
Not long after his ordination, he was named the Jesuit provincial for Argentina, which put him in charge of the order’s activities throughout the country.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.
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Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provincial
Adjective
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They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.
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In the most parochial place that ever was or ever will be, authenticity functions as a means of psychic gatekeeping, and someone who doesn’t speak the lingua Francona isn’t someone who’s worth listening to when the game’s on.
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The back-to-the-land aesthetic of peasant skirts, head scarves, and florals seems to seep into fashion at this time of year, but a distinctly folk vibe is now taking over interiors too.
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Most urban Russians in those days were little more than one generation removed from their peasant roots, so just about everyone remembered the relevant skills.
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In contrast, instruments on the FireSat satellites will be able to detect small brush and roadside fires 16 feet across.
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At the Cannes Film Festival in May, the model Toni Garrn made a striking appearance in a blue-black bustier dress embroidered with small petals.
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When Johnson was vice president and visiting Europe, there were reports filed by these British ambassadors in several countries that basically made fun of him as a hick.
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So a bunch of hicks from Topeka were left up to our own devices of going down to Robert Hall and finding something that might be kind of cool.
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The killing has drawn comparisons to other instances of other Black people who lost their life in cases of accusations of petty criminal offenses, such as the murder of George Floyd.
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Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.
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Big Cedar Lodge Ridgedale, Missouri For a luxury-meets-rustic escape, head to Big Cedar Lodge overlooking Table Rock Lake.
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Cozy rustic Certain styles readily lend themselves to small spaces.
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Many of Haaland’s bags are actually Haut à Courroies (HAC), the model that the Birkin is based off, but with a slightly taller and narrower profile.
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But with 10,000 baby boomers reportedly retiring every day and millions of businesses approaching a transition point, the window to get it right is narrow.
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It was left to the feds in Boston to arrest Farwell, after Meatball’s local yokels adamantly refused to do anything other than try to broom the crime by one of their own.
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“Provincial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provincial. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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