provincial
Small-town in outlook
Provincial relates to provinces—administrative regions of a country, or areas outside the capital or major cities.
A provincial government administers such a region.
More commonly, provincial describes attitudes considered narrow or unsophisticated, suggesting someone limited by their local perspective: His provincial tastes prevented him from appreciating the foreign film.
The noun provincial refers to a person from the provinces, often implying cultural limitations.
Intolerant of differing views
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- small-townLimited local outlook
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
- myopicUnable to see far
petty · shortsighted · hidebound · blinkered · limited · closed-minded · unsophisticated · backward
Rural area beyond towns
- rusticRural and unrefined
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- farmingCultivating land for food
village · small-town · agricultural · country · backwater · outpost · hinterland · heartland
State's chief executive
- administrativeRelated to organization management
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- cantonSmall territorial division
- districtBounded administrative area
state · county · territory · jurisdiction · municipal · local · governmental · bureaucratic
Traditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- folkRegular common people
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- time-honoredRespected due to age
old-fashioned · quaint · homespun · ancestral · conventional · established · nostalgic · bygone
narrow-minded
Intolerant of differing views
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- small-townLimited local outlook
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
myopic · petty · shortsighted · hidebound · blinkered · limited · closed-minded · unsophisticated · backward · sheltered
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
farming · village · small-town · agricultural · country · backwater · outpost · hinterland · heartland · remote
governor
State's chief executive
- administrativeRelated to organization management
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- cantonSmall territorial division
district · state · county · territory · jurisdiction · municipal · local · governmental · bureaucratic · capital
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- folkRegular common people
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
time-honored · old-fashioned · quaint · homespun · ancestral · conventional · established · nostalgic · bygone · vintage
- carreterascalle, avenida, via, paseo, toll road
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- decor stylesmodern, contemporary, traditional, rustic, bohemian
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
- regionallocal, locale, locality, vicinity, neighborhood
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
provincialnational
Of a country
federal · central · international · imperial · global
provincialcosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
sophisticated · worldly · urbane · cultured · cultivated
provincialbroad-minded
Receptive to differing views
open-minded · cosmopolitan · tolerant · liberal · catholic
- provincial capitalChief city of province
- provincial lifeExistence in rural areas
- French provincialRural furniture aesthetic
- provincial townSettlement outside major cities
- provincial parkGovernment-protected natural land
- provincial governmentAdministration governing a subdivision
provincialism, provincially, provincials, provincial capital