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provincial

/pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sjal/

adjective/pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sjal/

provincial

Related: provincialement, provincialisme

Learned borrowing from Latin provinciālis. By surface analysis, province + -ial. Compare provençal.

noun, masculine/pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sjal/plural: provinciaux

person from the provinces/regions

Learned borrowing from Latin provinciālis. By surface analysis, province + -ial. Compare provençal.