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 arrests were carried out in large cities including Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena, as well as in smaller cities in the provinces of Choco, Huila and Cesar. —

ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 The Afghan government's deputy spokesman, Hamdullah Fitrat, on Saturday accused Pakistan of targeting civilian areas in the provinces of Paktika, Khost, Kunar, Nangarhar and Kandahar, as well as refugee camps in Torkham and Kandahar. —

Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026 Later Friday, the Afghan government said 19 civilians were killed and 26 others injured when Pakistan struck the provinces of Khost and Paktika in southeastern Afghanistan. —

Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Its focus soon shifted to ousting dictator Slobodan Milosevic, using mass demonstrations and a general strike across the provinces to make its point. —

Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the provinces

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