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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

  1. adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
  2. adj Narrow-minded or unsophisticated, as if shaped by a limited, small-town outlook.
  3. noun Someone from a province, especially one seen as unsophisticated compared to city dwellers.

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