Synonyms of provincial

Noun

1. provincial, official, functionary

usage: (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"

2. peasant, provincial, bucolic, rustic

usage: a country person

Adjective

1. provincial

usage: of or associated with a province; "provincial government"

2. provincial (vs. cosmopolitan), bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated, corn-fed, insular, parochial, jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky, stay-at-home(prenominal)

usage: characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"

Definition and meaning of provincial (Dictionary)