1. прилагательное 1) а) провинциальный; периферийный б) местный 2) простоватый, наивный Синоним(ы): naive 2. имя существительное 1) провинциал 2) [религия] архиепископ 3) провинциальное издание (газета, журнал)
I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province 1. the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order 2. one living in or coming from a province 3. a. a person of local or restricted interests or outlook b. a person lacking urban polish or refinement II. adjective 1. of, relating to, or coming from a province 2. a. limited in outlook; narrow b. lacking the polish of urban society; unsophisticated 3. of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness; especially French provincial • provincially adverb