GRE Vocab Word of the Day: Provincial | Manhattan Prep

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Today’s GRE vocab word of the day is provincial. GRE instructor Logan Smeallie will teach you what it means and how to use it!

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Part of Speech:

1. Adjective


2. Noun




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Meaning:

As an Adjective:

1. Relating to a province (an administrative region or area outside the capital or major cities).

Example: The provincial government introduced new health policies.



2. Narrow-minded or unsophisticated — often used to describe someone who has limited exposure to the world.

Example: His provincial attitude made it hard for him to accept new cultures.





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As a Noun:

1. A person from a province, especially one considered unsophisticated or narrow-minded.

Example: The big-city folks looked down on the provincials.





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Synonyms:

(adj.) Regional, rural, country, unsophisticated, narrow-minded

(noun) Local, rustic, hillbilly (slang/informal)



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Antonyms:

Cosmopolitan, urban, sophisticated, worldly



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Real-Life Example Sentences:

1. Elon Musk grew up in provincial South Africa but later became a global tech visionary. (Shows rural origin)


2. Many Hollywood actors move from provincial towns to Los Angeles to chase their dreams.


3. Her provincial views about marriage were challenged after she traveled the world.


4. The provincial elections will decide education funding in rural areas.


5. Mark Zuckerberg didn't let his provincial background stop him from building Facebook at Harvard.




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ASCII Art:

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[suyogkhadke]

I love to go to provincial places in India they are really eye catching seen in provincial area .

[SuccessforLifester]

Logan was the verisimilitude of Homer Simpson when he gave out a cry at the start of the video. I wonder which provincial place did he come from?

[zarlef]

I still don’t know what it means can someone help?

[godslove]

Blithe : cheerfuk and carefree sometime inappropriate. They drank a little too much .happy but a little bit improper

[godslove]

Provincial : concerning the provinces: not urben