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• Provincial — Pro*vin cial, a. [L. provincialis: cf. F. provincial. See {Province}, and cf. {Provencal}.] 1. Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. [1913 Webster] 2. Exhibiting the ways or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• provincial — provincially, adv. /preuh vin sheuhl/, adj. 1. belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper. 2. of or pertaining to the provinces: provincial customs; provincial dress. 3. having or showing the manners,… …   Universalium

• provincial — 1. adjective /pɹɒviʃəl̩/ a) Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. Provincial airs and graces. b) Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants… …   Wiktionary

• provincial — /prəˈvɪnʃəl / (say pruh vinshuhl) adjective 1. belonging or peculiar to some particular province or provinces; local: provincial customs. 2. of or relating to the provinces: the provincial press. 3. having or showing the manners characteristic of …  

• Charles Manners (bass) — Charles Manners and Alice Barnett in Iolanthe, 1882 Charles Manners (27 December 1857–3 May 1935) was a British bass singer and opera company manager. His earliest performances were with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, first as a chorus member… …   Wikipedia

• novel of manners — ▪ literature       work of fiction that re creates a social world, conveying with finely detailed observation the customs, values, and mores of a highly developed and complex society.       The conventions of the society dominate the story, and… …   Universalium

• Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district) — Infobox Canada electoral district name = Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Brock province = Ontario caption = Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Brock in relation to other electoral districts prov status = active prov created = 1999 prov abolished = prov election …   Wikipedia

• Dancourt, Florent Carton — ▪ French author born Nov. 1, 1661, Fontainebleau, Fr. died Dec. 7, 1725, Courcelles le Roi, near Orléans  actor and playwright who created the French comedy of manners and was one of the most popular of French dramatists before the Revolution.… …   Universalium

• provincialism — n. 1 provincial manners, fashion, mode of thought, etc., esp. regarded as restricting or narrow. 2 a word or phrase peculiar to a provincial region. 3 concern for one s local area rather than one s country. Derivatives: provincialist n …   Useful english dictionary

• John Opie — (May 1761 in St. Agnes, Cornwall April 6, 1807) was a Cornish historical and portrait painter. Birth and early life Opie was born at Trevellas, St Agnes near Truro in Cornwall. His interest in drawing developed early but he was also academically… …   Wikipedia