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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On June 2, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, announced that 150 federal firefighting personnel from the United States are headed across the border to help fight fires in the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba.
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Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 June 2025
About half of the population lives in greater Seoul, for lack of jobs in the provinces.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Roman troops occupied much of present-day Austria starting around 15 B.C., establishing the provinces of Raetia, Noricum, and Pannonia, according to Britannica.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The instability repeatedly caused disruptions in the fuel supply chain as service stations in metropolitan Port-au-Prince and in the provinces ran low on supplies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 June 2025
About half of the population lives in greater Seoul, for lack of jobs in the provinces.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Roman troops occupied much of present-day Austria starting around 15 B.C., establishing the provinces of Raetia, Noricum, and Pannonia, according to Britannica.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The instability repeatedly caused disruptions in the fuel supply chain as service stations in metropolitan Port-au-Prince and in the provinces ran low on supplies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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“The provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20provinces. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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