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• provincial — [prə vin′shəl, prōvin′shəl] adj. [ME prouyncial < MFr < L provincialis] 1. of or belonging to a province 2. having the ways, speech, attitudes, etc. of a certain province 3. of or like that of rural provinces; countrified; rustic 4.… …   English World dictionary

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• outlook — noun (C) 1 your general attitude to life and the world (+ on): He s got a very positive outlook on life. | The farmers were narrowly provincial in their outlook. 2 what is expected to happen in the future (+ for): The weather outlook for the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• provincial — I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo French or Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• provincial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intolerant, illiberal; insular, narrow; local, rural, countrified; rustic. See narrowness, misjudgment, abode.Ant., urban, catholic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rude, unpolished, countrified; see… …   English dictionary for students

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