The meaning of PROVINCIAL is the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order. How to use provincial in a sentence.

PROVINCIAL definition: 1. a person who comes from somewhere in a country outside its capital city 2. relating to an area…. Learn more.

PROVINCIAL meaning: 1 : of, relating to, or coming from a province; 2 : not knowing or caring about people and events in other places having narrow or limited concerns or interests

1. Of or relating to a province. 2. Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated: "Well-educated professional women ... made me feel uncomfortably provincial" (J.R. …

There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word provincial, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

5 days ago · A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. (Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same …

A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city. Owen died an unknown provincial.