maalaismainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- provincial adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
- rural adj Relating to the countryside, farmland, or village life, as opposed to cities.
- rustic adj Having a simple, rural charm; countrified in style.
Senses
maalaismainen is used for these senses in English:
- provincial Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
- provincial Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude
- rural Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
- rustic Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
provincial — full definition
- adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
- adj Narrow-minded or unsophisticated, as if shaped by a limited, small-town outlook.
- noun Someone from a province, especially one seen as unsophisticated compared to city dwellers.
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