provincial

/prə'vɪnʃəl/ nounadjective
10 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1

A country person.

2

(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”

ADJECTIVE
1

Characteristic of the provinces or their people.

“deeply provincial and conformist”

“in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial”

OTHER
1

Of or associated with a province.

“provincial government”

WORD FORMS
Related formprovince
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinovincialpray
Starts & ends withP … L
Syllablespro · vin · cial
SYNONYMS & RELATED18
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