Provincial

/pɹɒvinʃəl̩/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:22 pts10 letters

Definition of Provincial

noun

A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
A country bumpkin.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a province.
"a provincial dialect"
Constituting a province.
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude
Narrow; illiberal.

Anagrams of Provincial

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "provincial":

8-LETTER WORDS

ironical parvolin pavilion

7-LETTER WORDS

avionic cipolin clarion corvina picolin porcini ravioli vicinal

6-LETTER WORDS

alnico caplin carlin caroli clivia inclip ironic lorica oilcan pavior pianic picaro pionic prolan rapini+2 more

5-LETTER WORDS

acini acorn aioli aloin anvil apron avion cairn capon carol carpi cavil cilia civil claro+7 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "provincial" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...ALWords ending with "al"All 10-letter words Unscramble "provincial"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

rural

Rhyming Words

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