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provincially

provincially

1 6.7
In a way that relates to a part of a country rather than the national government
  • adverb
  • /prəˈvɪnʃəli/
translation icon : provincialmente
  • In Canada, the healthcare system operates provincially, with each province managing its own services.
  • provincially regulated

Examples

  • I led a political party in Ontario and was involved federally as well as provincially.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Conversely, provincially regulated employers are unaffected by federal legislation on these subjects.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Initially, provincially approved prospective budgets based on average total cost of operations were rather generous.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Canada, on the other hand, does not tend to have provincially coordinated or multicampus systems.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Provincially, Quebec is not wholly French, but certainly not English.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The early childhood committee was comprised of educators who are provincially and nationally active in both art education and early childhood education.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Theresa Campbell of the Safer Schools Today organization says, "Provincially and nationally, we have faced a significant increase in suicide ideation."

    Blog text (29)
  • The elite participant competes at the highest levels (nationally and provincially) in his/her sport.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The skeletal remains on the ship lie on the seabed to this day, a provincially registered heritage site surveyed and studied by the Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia.

    Academic text (2013)
  • While correct in maintaining that the political value of the decision is somewhat diminished because it applies only to provincially owned resources, Russell is incorrect in arguing that a province would have to rearrange its resource ownership structure before using the decision as a political resource.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

regionally
vsprovincially
9 4.0

In a part of a country rather than across the whole country

refers specifically to a single province rather than broader regions or the nation

How Local

locally
127 1.4
provincially
1 6.7
regionally
9 4.0
nationally
160 3.0

Surface Forms

provincially positive

Morphology

provincially = provincial (transparent) = province + ial + ly

Formation from the adjective 'provincial' with the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' yields a predictable adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Provincially comes from the word province, which itself comes from Latin provincia meaning 'an area or a duty given to a leader'. So, when something is done provincially, it is done by a province or region rather than by the whole country.