Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PROVINCIAL
I. noun
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province
Date: 14th century
the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order, one living in or coming from a province,
3. a person of local or restricted interests or outlook, a person lacking urban polish or refinement,
II. adjective
Date: 14th century
of, relating to, or coming from a province,
2. limited in outlook ; narrow , lacking the polish of urban society ; unsophisticated , of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness, provincially adverb