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provincialist
adjective
uk /prəˈvɪn.ʃəl.ɪst/ us /prəˈvɪn.ʃəl.ɪst/
mainly disapproving
relating to ideas and behaviour that are typical of places outside a country's capital city, and so may be seen as old-fashioned or simple:
It is reasonably accurate to label the movement as provincialist in orientation.
of or relating to a province(= an area that a country is divided into as part of the organization of its government):
Civil war returned in 1920 with the initially unsuccessful provincialist revolt against the central government.
Under the new leadership, provincialist fortunes revived.
Many in the national government were concerned by what they saw as provincialist outlooks.
False corruption charges were brought against opponents who were regarded as too provincialist in outlook.
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