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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Before the quake struck, the provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar had been affected by flash floods, which killed multiple people, per the BBC. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The Turkish Riviera spans the provinces of Antalya and Muğla, where temperatures in September can still hit more than 86 degrees and the weather remains sunny and pleasant enough to enjoy a hot-weather holiday. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The worst of the blazes affecting the United States are in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and western Ontario, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 There is the city of Salta, the provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca, and the wilderness in the Puna high desert. Carola Fresno, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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