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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After the concert, my father sat me down and showed me photos of brick-block schools in the provinces.
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Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Some reforms have been debated in Beijing, such as shifting more tax revenue from the central government to the provinces or restructuring local government debt, but so far, the CCP has not made any changes that have altered the behavior of local officials.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 21 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
The same week, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) released a fact-finding report on the escalation of hostilities between January and July 2025 in North and South Kivu, the provinces in eastern DR Congo’s where two of its largest cities Goma and Bukavu are located.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Some reforms have been debated in Beijing, such as shifting more tax revenue from the central government to the provinces or restructuring local government debt, but so far, the CCP has not made any changes that have altered the behavior of local officials.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 21 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
The same week, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) released a fact-finding report on the escalation of hostilities between January and July 2025 in North and South Kivu, the provinces in eastern DR Congo’s where two of its largest cities Goma and Bukavu are located.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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“The provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20provinces. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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