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 powerful storm was churning at about 8 p.m. over the mainland near the provinces of Dak Lak and Gia Lai, the Vietnamese National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said in an update.
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Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
After the concert, my father sat me down and showed me photos of brick-block schools in the provinces.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
With landfall in Cuba also likely, its government Sunday issued a hurricane warning for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo and Holguín.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
The novel tells the story of Stepan, a young man from the provinces who moves to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, and achieves success as a writer through a succession of romantic encounters with women.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
After the concert, my father sat me down and showed me photos of brick-block schools in the provinces.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
With landfall in Cuba also likely, its government Sunday issued a hurricane warning for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo and Holguín.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
The novel tells the story of Stepan, a young man from the provinces who moves to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, and achieves success as a writer through a succession of romantic encounters with women.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the provinces
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“The provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20provinces. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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