{
    "term": "provincial",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**provincial assemblies/elections**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas",
            "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a provincial town"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was all very dull and provincial—I longed for the city."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "narrow-minded"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈvɪnʃl/",
                "audio": "pr/provincial/provincial__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈvɪnʃl/",
                "audio": "pr/provincial/provincial__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin."
}