1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into 与省有关的: provincial governments/elections 省政府；省级选举

2 connected with the parts of a country that do not include its most important city 地方的: a provincial town/newspaper 地方的城镇；地方报

3 (used about a person or his/her ideas) not wanting to consider new or different ideas or fashions （指人或其思想）狭隘的，守旧的，不合潮流的: provincial attitudes 不合潮流的态度