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nonprovincial

nonprovincial adjective: not restricted to a small region; not done in isolation.

Adjective

nonprovincial (not comparable)

  1. Not restricted to a small region; not done in isolation.
    • Whatever utility the work may have outside of its stated boundaries will be largely because of such a nonprovincial approach.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii

Origin of nonprovincial

From non- + provincial.

Questions about nonprovincial

What does nonprovincial mean?
Nonprovincial means not restricted to a small region; not done in isolation.
What part of speech is nonprovincial?
Nonprovincial is an adjective.

Words near nonprovincial in the dictionary

  1. nonprotrusive
  2. nonprovable
  3. nonproven
  4. nonprovided
  5. nonprovidential
  6. nonprovincial
  7. nonprovisional
  8. nonprovocation
  9. nonprovocative
  10. nonprovoked
  11. nonproximal

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