provincial

/prəˈvɪnʃəl/

Syllables pro·vin·cial

Stress pro-VIN-cial

Phonics Breakdown

pro

/prə/

schwa

vin

/vɪn/

short i

cial

/ʃəl/

sion ending

Meaning

relating to a province; not sophisticated or narrow in outlook

Sound Reference

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pro=/prə/(problem) + vin=/vɪn/(vinyl) + cial=/ʃəl/(social)

Example

He moved from a provincial town to the capital.