province
noun
an administrative division or unit of a country.
provinces
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pluralof province.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The new country set to work building a railway connecting British Columbia, which joined in 1871, to the eastern provinces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Permits for build multifamily dwellings drove the rise, increasing 23.8% during the month, with Ontario leading gains by seven provinces and two territories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
However, it will leave the final decision up to individual provinces.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She toured remote provinces rarely visited by international journalists in recent years thanks to government restrictions and the difficulty of procuring fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Up at the top of the map, distorted into odd, huge shapes, were Australia and New Zealand, also member provinces of the Region.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
