■ adjective
1》 of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
2》 of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
■ noun
1》 an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.
2》 an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country.
3》 Christian Church the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb