provincial
n.n. belonging to a small town or a specific region rather than a big city. It often describes someone who has narrow interests or does not know much about the rest of the world.
n. relating to the regions outside of a capital city; often used pejoratively to describe a narrowness of mind or lack of sophistication.
The local newspaper focuses on provincial news and events.
After living in the capital for a decade, he found the small-town attitudes of his relatives rather provincial.
The author explores the tension between cosmopolitan ambitions and the stifling, provincial expectations of a rural community in the late nineteenth century.
From Middle English provincial, from Old French provincial, from Latin prōvinciālis (“of a province”), equivalent to province + -ial.
Commonly used as a pejorative to imply a lack of cultural polish or global awareness.