provinciano — meaning in English
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English meaning
- parochial adj Relating to a parish, the local area a church serves.
- provincial adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
Senses
provinciano is used for these senses in English:
- parochial (derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
- provincial Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude
parochial — full definition
- adj Relating to a parish, the local area a church serves.
- adj Narrow-minded or overly focused on local matters, ignoring the wider picture.
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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