provincial

• يُستخدم لوصف ما يتعلق بالمقاطعة أو المنطقة أو الأقاليم خارج العاصمة، ويُستعمل غالبًا للدلالة على ضيق الأفق أو قلة الخبرة أو التخلف في العادات والتصرفات المميزة للمناطق الريفية أو الإقليمية.

Relating to a province; often used to describe a limited, narrow, or unsophisticated outlook or manner associated with rural or regional areas.

1. Relating to a provinceB2formal

   Of or concerning a province, especially in a country or administrative region.

   إقليمي

   • The provincial government announced new policies.
   • She works for the provincial health authority.
   • Provincial elections are held every four years.

   المرادفاتadministrativedistrictlocalregionalterritorial

   الأضدادcentralfederalnational

2. Narrow-minded or unsophisticatedC1formal

   Having limited or narrow interests, often associated with rural or small-town life.

   إقليمي ضيق الأفق

   • His provincial attitudes made him unpopular in the cosmopolitan city.
   • She found the town's provincial mindset frustrating.
   • The critic dismissed the art as provincial and outdated.

   المرادفاتbackwoodshideboundinsularlimitednarrownarrow-mindedparochialrusticsmall-minded

   الأضدادcosmopolitansophisticatedurbaneworldly

• اسم يشير إلى شخص يسكن في الريف أو في مدينة بعيدة عن العاصمة أو المدن الكبرى، وغالبًا ما يُنظر إليه على أنه أقل تحضرًا أو انفتاحًا أو خبرة من سكان العاصمة أو المدن الكبيرة.

A noun referring to a person who lives in or comes from a province, especially one considered less sophisticated or narrow-minded compared to those from the capital or major city.

1. Person from a provinceB2formal

   A person who lives in or comes from a province, especially one considered less sophisticated than those from the capital or major cities.

   شخص من الريف أو الأقاليم

   • The provincials were amazed by the bustling city life.
   • He was a provincial from a small farming community.
   • The capital's residents often looked down on provincials.

   المرادفاتbackwoodsmanbumpkinpeasantruberusticyokel

   الأضدادcosmopolitanmetropolitan

2. Uncultured or narrow-minded personC1informal

   A person regarded as having limited or narrow interests, tastes, or outlook, typical of a small town or rural area.

   رجل الريف الضيق الأفق

   • Don't be such a provincial; try the exotic cuisine.
   • He was dismissed as a provincial who didn't understand modern art.
   • The provincials refused to accept new ideas.

   المرادفاتbumpkinruberusticyokel

   الأضدادcosmopolitansophisticate