What does provinciale in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word provinciale in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use provinciale in Italian.

The word provinciale in Italian means provincial, provincial, country-dweller, narrow-minded person, small towner, country road, provincial headquarters, small-town mentality, team of the province, county road. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word provinciale

provincial

aggettivo (della provincia)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le strade provinciali sono sempre mal tenute.

provincial

aggettivo (figurato (mentalità: arretrato, angusto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Come hai fatto a vivere vent'anni della tua vita con persone così provinciali?

country-dweller

(chi vive in provincia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I provinciali godono di uno stile di vita più rilassato.

narrow-minded person, small towner

(figurato, spregiativo (chi ha mentalità ristretta)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Non sopporto i provinciali che si danno arie con me.
I can't stand these small towners who act so full of themselves.

country road

sostantivo femminile (informale (strada provinciale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prendi la provinciale per circa trenta chilometri e poi gira a sinistra verso l'autostrada.

provincial headquarters

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

small-town mentality

sostantivo femminile

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

team of the province

county road

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa strada provinciale ha il più alto tasso di incidenti di tutta la regione.

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