province
noun
an administrative division or unit of a country.
subprovince
-
a word derived from
province.
Example Sentences
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For the readers outside of the Archipelago we remark that Benguet is at present a subprovince of the Mountain Province, of which it forms the southernmost part.
From Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Miguel Saderra Masó
We have never had a resident health officer in this subprovince.
From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Dean C. Worcester
