provincial
nounHow many syllables in provincial?
There are 3 syllables in the word provincial.How to pronounce provincial:
Definition of provincial:
- provincial (noun):
- the superior of a province of a roman catholic religious order
Synonyms for provincial:
bumpkinly
corn-fed
county
district
hick
illiberal
insular
jerkwater
lilliputian
little
local
narrow
narrow-minded
one-horse
parochial
petty
picayune
poky
regional
rustic
sectarian
small
small-minded
state
stay-at-home
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Antonyms for provincial:
abnormal
agitated
borough
burghal
bustling
busy
central
citified
city
civic
civil
cosmopolitan
couth
densely populated
dorp
downtown
interurban
intraurban
megalopolitan
metropolitan
midtown
municipal
national
non-rural
oppidan
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- inspector
- honesting
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- accismus
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- scenery
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- defenseless
- cowboy hat
- contestant
- casting vote
- Anguilla
- occupied
- marquee
- luncheon
- discretion
- cyclamen
- sativa
- remorseless
- lily pad
- gateway
- enraptured
- deficit
- salesman
- prearrange
- crushable
- civil law
- admission
- untainted
- stevia
- rosacea
- refreshing
- circular
- helpfully
- umami
- tetanus
- au gratin
- monique
- lengthily
- homonym
- torrential
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