provincial 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of provincialnext
as in parochial
not broad or open in views or opinions some people regard a fear of new things as an unmistakable sign of a provincial attitude

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provincial

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noun

as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy

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“Provincial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provincial. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.

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