provinciano

adj.

provincial, parochial, small-town.

m.

1 hillbilly, clod, bumpkin, churlish individual.

2 yokel.

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provinciano

► adjetivo

1 peyorativo provincial

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 provincial

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provinciano, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=rural) country antes de s

2) (=paleto) provincial

3) † (=vasco) Basque, of the Basque Provinces

2. SM / F

1) (=de provincias) provincial country dweller

2) † (=vasco) Basque

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I

-na adjetivo

a) (de provincias) provincial

se crió en un ambiente provinciano — she had a provincial upbringing

b) (pey) (estrecho) parochial

su actitud es muy provinciana — she's very parochial o provincial in her outlook

c) (pey) (paleto)

no seas provinciano — don't be such a hick (AmE) o (BrE) country bumpkin

II

-na masculino, femenino

a) (de provincias)

los provincianos — people from the provinces

b) (pey) (de mentalidad estrecha) provincial

c) (paleto) hick (AmE), country bumpkin (BrE)

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= parochial, provincial.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.

Ex. This family was not part of the aristocracy nor did its members belong to the landed gentry, which is what makes their collection of books so fascinating: their owners were not intellectuals but modest provincials.

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* ser provinciano = be provincial.

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I

-na adjetivo

a) (de provincias) provincial

se crió en un ambiente provinciano — she had a provincial upbringing

b) (pey) (estrecho) parochial

su actitud es muy provinciana — she's very parochial o provincial in her outlook

c) (pey) (paleto)

no seas provinciano — don't be such a hick (AmE) o (BrE) country bumpkin

II

-na masculino, femenino

a) (de provincias)

los provincianos — people from the provinces

b) (pey) (de mentalidad estrecha) provincial

c) (paleto) hick (AmE), country bumpkin (BrE)

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= parochial, provincial.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.

Ex: This family was not part of the aristocracy nor did its members belong to the landed gentry, which is what makes their collection of books so fascinating: their owners were not intellectuals but modest provincials.

* ser provinciano = be provincial.

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provinciano¹ -na

adjective

1 (de provincias) provincial

se crió en un ambiente provinciano she had a provincial upbringing

2 (pey) (estrecho) parochial

su actitud es de lo más provinciana she's very parochial o provincial in her outlook, she has a real small-town mentality

3 (pey)

(paleto): hombre, no seas provinciano don't be such a hick (AmE) o (BrE) country bumpkin

provinciano² -na

masculine, feminine

1

(de provincias): la capital se llena de provincianos people from the provinces flock into the capital

2 (pey) (de mentalidad estrecha) provincial

3 (paleto) hick (AmE), country bumpkin (BrE)

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provinciano

◊ -na adjetivo

a) (de provincias) provincial

b) (pey) (estrecho de miras) provincial, parochial

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (de provincias):

◊ los provincianos people from the provinces

b) (pey) (de mentalidad estrecha) provincial

c) (paleto) country bumpkin, hick (AmE colloq)

provinciano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino provincial: ¡qué provinciano eres a veces!, you can be so provincial sometimes!
'provinciano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
provinciana
English:
provincial
- parochial

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provinciano, -a

♦ adj

1. [de la provincia] provincial

2. Pey [de mentalidad cerrada] provincial, parochial

3. Pey [rústico] provincial, old-fashioned

♦ nm,f

1. Pey [de mentalidad cerrada]

ser un provinciano to be very parochial

2. Pey [rústico] Br country bumpkin, US hick

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provinciano

I adj provincial

II m, provinciana f provincial

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provinciano, -na adj

: provincial, unsophisticated