provincial

Definitions

Relating to or coming from a province, especially a region outside the capital city.

Having or showing a narrow, unsophisticated, or limited perspective.

Examples

His provincial outlook made it difficult for him to adapt to the fast-paced life of the big city.

The local museum showcases a fascinating collection of provincial art from the eighteenth century.

Synonyms

parochial insular narrow-minded local regional unsophisticated small-town

Antonyms

cosmopolitan sophisticated urbane broad-minded metropolitan worldly liberal