provincial

provincial
provincial, e (masculine plural -iaux) [pʀɔvɛ̃sjal, jo]
adjective
masculine noun, feminine noun
provincial
• les provinciaux people who live in the provinces
* * *

1.
provinciale, mpl -iaux pʀɔvɛ̃sjal, o adjectif provincial

2.
nom masculin, féminin provincial

les provinciaux — people from ou in the provinces

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pʀɔvɛ̃sjal, jo provincial, -e provinciaux mpl
1. adj
provincial
2. nm/f
provincial
* * *
provincial, provinciale, mpl -iaux
A adj provincial.
B nm,f provincial; les provinciaux people from the provinces.
C nm Relig provincial.
(féminin provinciale, pluriel masculin provinciaux) [prɔvɛ̃sjal, o] adjectif
1. [en dehors de Paris] provincial
sa tournée provinciale her tour of the provinces
2. (péjoratif) [personne, comportement] provincial, parochial
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, provinciale, provinciaux [prɔvɛ̃sjal, o] nom masculin, nom féminin
provincial
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(féminin provinciaux) nom masculin
1. RELIGION provincial
2. (Québec)
le Provincial the Provincial Government

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  • Provincial — has two basic meanings. It can refer to someone who has a limited, restricted, or non sophisticated mentality or habits, stereotypical of an inhabitant of the provinces (areas distant from the national capital). See: parochialismThe other basic… …   Wikipedia

  • Provincial — • An officer acting under the superior general of a religious order, and exercising a general supervision over all the local superiors in a division of the order called a province. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Provincial      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • provincial — provincial, ale (pro vin si al, a l ) adj. 1°   Qui appartient à une province. Assemblée provinciale. États provinciaux.    Par moquerie. Qui est de la province et qui ignore les choses de la capitale ou de la cour. •   Madame de Coulanges dit …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • provincial — (Del lat. provinciālis). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a una provincia. 2. m. Religioso que tiene el gobierno y superioridad sobre todas las casas y conventos de una provincia. ☛ V. Administración provincial, Audiencia Provincial, capítulo… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • provincial — PROVINCIÁL, Ă, provinciali, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care locuieşte în provincie sau este originară de acolo; p. ext. persoană cu apucături sau cu deprinderi stângace, naive. 2. adj. Care aparţine provinciei, privitor la… …   Dicționar Român

  • Provincial — Pro*vin cial, a. [L. provincialis: cf. F. provincial. See {Province}, and cf. {Provencal}.] 1. Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. [1913 Webster] 2. Exhibiting the ways or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • provincial — adjetivo 1. De la provincia: administración provincial. audiencia* provincial. capítulo* provincial. carretera provincial. diputación* provincial. sustantivo masculino,f. 1. Área: religión Religioso que gobierna las casas de la provincia de una… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 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

  • Provincial — Pro*vin cial, n. 1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C. Ch.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • provincial — (adj.) late 14c., pertaining to a province, from Fr. provincial (13c.), from L. provincialis, from provincia (see PROVINCE (Cf. province)). Of the small towns and countryside (as opposed to the capital and urban center) from 1630s, a French idiom …   Etymology dictionary

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