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- n. Plural form of province.
- n. The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.
Examples
“_The rest of the provinces are in the same situation_, as to a positive refusal to take the stamps, and threatening those who shall take them _to plunder and murder them_; and this affair stands _in all the provinces_, that, unless the act from its own nature enforce itself, nothing but a _very_ considerable military force can do it. ”
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)
“Furthermore, the economy of the provinces is always a good proving ground for the most effective and progressive federation-wide models and a testing ground for running strategic models for the economic development of the entire country.”
“Incidentally, the distribution among the other provinces is almost exactly proportionate to the distribution of the total population.”
“The responsible minister who administers that part of Canada north of the provinces is the Honourable T.A. Crerar, Minister of Mines and Resources.”
“After all, discord and poverty in the dominions and provinces is never going to be as serious as anger and protests around the throne.”
“It's possible that those living in provinces with a large number of disqualified ballots could claim that their legitimate ballots weren't counted.”
The Huffington Post: Afghan Government Throws Out Quarter Of Ballots Due To Fraud
“People in provinces and tribal areas mostly accept this narrative, that [the Americans] are leaving Afghanistan and the Taliban is coming back," he said.”
“According to Phnom Penh Post, in 1794, Thailand - then known as Siam - annexed Siem Reap and Battambang provinces from the declining Khmer kingdom, but the territories were returned following a March 1907 treaty between Thailand and France.”
Global Voices in English » Cambodia, Thailand: ilovethailand website sparks controversy
“Lower marginal income tax (especially in provinces like Ontario).”
“Abriam said that the plight of their sector in the provinces is still lamentable compared to their colleagues in Metro Manila.”
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