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pr-uh-VINSHL/prəˈvɪnʃl/

Provincial means of the regions outside the capital; also limited or unsophisticated in outlook: a provincial catchment, provincial copy. Local (already in the dictionary) is everyday; a skyline is not a last-bus time.

Meaning

Of the regions outside the capital; also limited or unsophisticated in outlook (from local, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A provincial catchment still needs a last-bus time, not a skyline.”
• “Local is already in this course. Regional is already in this course. A skyline is comms. A last-service time is a file. Publish the time; then keep the skyline if the bus still runs.”

Good to know

Of the regions; also narrow in outlook. Everyday: local (already in the dictionary). A skyline ≠ a last bus.

Near in meaning

regional, parochial, local

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