the provinces
plural noun
: the parts of a country that are away from large cities
They left the city for life in the provinces.
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The vineyards lie in the Canavese, on the sandy, pebbly slopes of the Ivrea morainic amphitheatre, a vast glacial relief north of Turin that spills into the provinces of Biella and Vercelli.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The discovery was made in the provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Ituri was one of the provinces affected by a 2018-2020 outbreak of Ebola, the second largest on record.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
Anadolu Agency reported that security forces detained nine suspects in operations conducted in Istanbul as well as in the provinces of Konya and Kocaeli.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The discovery was made in the provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Ituri was one of the provinces affected by a 2018-2020 outbreak of Ebola, the second largest on record.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 May 2026
Anadolu Agency reported that security forces detained nine suspects in operations conducted in Istanbul as well as in the provinces of Konya and Kocaeli.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“The provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20provinces. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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