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- noun Plural form of
province . - noun The part of a country outside of the
capital , major cities, etc., and regarded as beingrustic orparochial ; ahinterland . Seeprovincial .
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Examples
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_The rest of the provinces are in the same situation_, as to a positive refusal to take the stamps, and threatening those who shall take them _to plunder and murder them_; and this affair stands _in all the provinces_, that, unless the act from its own nature enforce itself, nothing but a _very_ considerable military force can do it. "
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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Furthermore, the economy of the provinces is always a good proving ground for the most effective and progressive federation-wide models and a testing ground for running strategic models for the economic development of the entire country.
Political and Economic Events in the Russian Federation 2000
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Incidentally, the distribution among the other provinces is almost exactly proportionate to the distribution of the total population.
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The responsible minister who administers that part of Canada north of the provinces is the Honourable T.A. Crerar, Minister of Mines and Resources.
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"People in provinces and tribal areas mostly accept this narrative, that [the Americans] are leaving Afghanistan and the Taliban is coming back," he said.
U.S. struggles to counter Taliban propaganda Ernesto Londono 2010
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"People in provinces and tribal areas mostly accept this narrative, that [the Americans] are leaving Afghanistan and the Taliban is coming back," he said.
Taliban steps up propaganda war Ernesto Londono 2010
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After all, discord and poverty in the dominions and provinces is never going to be as serious as anger and protests around the throne.
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According to Phnom Penh Post, in 1794, Thailand - then known as Siam - annexed Siem Reap and Battambang provinces from the declining Khmer kingdom, but the territories were returned following a March 1907 treaty between Thailand and France.
Global Voices in English » Cambodia, Thailand: ilovethailand website sparks controversy 2009
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It's possible that those living in provinces with a large number of disqualified ballots could claim that their legitimate ballots weren't counted.
Afghan Government Throws Out Quarter Of Ballots Due To Fraud AP 2010
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It's possible that those living in provinces with a large number of disqualified ballots could claim that their legitimate ballots weren't counted.
Afghan Government Throws Out Quarter Of Ballots Due To Fraud AP 2010
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