Толковый словарь английского языка - provincial
Provincial
provincial
I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~is, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin ~is, from provincia province Date: 14th century the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order, one living in or coming from a province, 3. a person of local or restricted interests or outlook, a person lacking urban polish or refinement, II. adjective Date: 14th century of, relating to, or coming from a province, 2. limited in outlook ; narrow , lacking the polish of urban society ; unsophisticated , of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness, ~ly adverb
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of or concerning a province. b of or concerning the provinces. 2 unsophisticated or uncultured in manner, speech, opinion, etc. --n. 1 an inhabitant of a province or the provinces. 2 an unsophisticated or uncultured person. 3 Eccl. the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province. Derivatives provinciality n. provincialize v.tr. (also -ise). provincially adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L provincialis (as PROVINCE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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