the provinces

plural noun

: the parts of a country that are away from large cities

They left the city for life in the provinces.

Examples of the provinces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wildfires have been reported in several of Indonesia’s most fire-prone regions, including the provinces of Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra on Sumatra island, and Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan on Borneo island, Chaniago said. — Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

The Houthis offered no evidence for the claim, but Reuters reported earlier that day that at least 30 Yemeni ‌government troops were killed in Houthi attacks on ⁠military camps in the provinces of Marib and Hadhramawt, citing government sources. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

The majority of cases have been detected in Bunia, the capital of the Ituri province, with cases also recorded in the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, health officials noted. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 July 2026

The Congolese government confirmed this month that Ebola had reached the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele. — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026