Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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provincial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
pokey | Yes | Yes | No | No |
provincial (noun) | pokey (noun) |
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a country person | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order |
provincial (adjective) | pokey (adjective) |
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characteristic of the provinces or their people | small and remote and insignificant |
of or associated with a province | wasting time |