- French provincial
- noun Usage: often capitalized P Date: 1945 a style of furniture, architecture, or fabric originating in or characteristic of the 17th and 18th century French provinces
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French provincial
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French Provincial — ☆ French Provincial n. [also f p ] a style of furniture, architecture, etc. of or based on that of the French provinces, esp. in the mid 18th century, based in turn on Parisian style … English World dictionary
french provincial — noun Usage: usually capitalized F & often capitalized P : a style of furniture, architecture, or fabric design originating in the 17th and 18th century French provinces or a style derived from or associated with this * * * noting, pertaining to,… … Useful english dictionary
French Provincial — noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture,… … Universalium
French Provincial — French′ Provin′cial or French′ provin′cial adj. fur of or designating a style of furniture and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, featuring simply carved wood • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
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provincial — I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo French or Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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French language in Canada — French is the mother tongue of about 6.7 million Canadians (22.7% of the Canadian population) [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/francais/census01/products/highlight/LanguageComposition/Page.cfm?Lang=E Geo=PR View=1a Table=1a StartRec=1 Sort=2 B1=Counts… … Wikipedia
