The large student population in many provincialcities makes a significant contribution to the local economy in the increasing absence of factories and offices.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Since the 1980s there has been a renaissance of provincialcities not seen since the Victorian era.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
For much of its history, Dublin was a provincialcity which contained within it the shadow of a capital, rather like a phantom twin.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
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Definition of 'provincial'
provincial
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adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.