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provinces^¹

/ˈpɹɒv.ɪns.ɪz/ Canada, UK, standard
/ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/ Canada, UK, standard
/ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ US
/ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ Australia, Scotland
/ˈpɹɒv.əns.əz/ New Zealand
/ˈpɾɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ India

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noun

plural plural of province
The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.

Provinces^²

proper noun

plural plural of Province
US, informal, with definite article Canada.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: territory, colony, mandate, responsibility, dominion, state, territorial dominion, district, provincial, provincially, governorate, prefectural, prefecture, federated, federal, ministry

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@misc{provinces_2026,
  title = {provinces},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/provinces},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}