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Provincial

Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.

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Insular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.

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Insular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.

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One-horse 84% connected

Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.

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One-horse 84% connected

Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.

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Parochial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties.

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Parochial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties.

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Pokey 84% connected

See Poky.

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Pokey 84% connected

See Poky.

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Poky 84% connected

Confined; cramped.

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Poky 84% connected

Confined; cramped.

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Rustic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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Rustic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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Unsophisticated 84% connected

Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.

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Unsophisticated 84% connected

Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.

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Untraveled 84% connected

Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest.

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Untraveled 84% connected

Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest.

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Cottar 76% connected

A cottager; a cottier.

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Cotter 76% connected

Alt. of Cottar

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Functionary 76% connected

One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.

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Official 76% connected

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Rustic 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity.

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State 74% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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State 74% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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State 66% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Bucolic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

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Peasant 92% connected

A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.

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