provincial
French → English
(geography) Provincial: relating to a province or the regions of a country outside the capital city
Le gouvernement a décidé de reporter les élections provinciales jusqu'à la fin de l'année.
(English) The government decided to postpone the provincial elections until the end of the year.
Ces territoires ruraux retrouvent leur vitalité grâce aux anciennes divisions provinciales.
(English) These rural territories regain their vitality thanks to the old provincial divisions.
(social) Provincial person: an inhabitant of the provinces, often contrasted with people from the capital
Il nous amena une bande de provinciaux venus visiter Paris pour la première fois.
(English) He brought us a group of provincials who had come to visit Paris for the first time.
C’était un être profondément provincial dont les manières différaient de celles des Parisiens.
(English) He was a deeply provincial person whose manners differed from those of Parisians.
Entry ID: fr:en:provincial · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary