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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Its focus soon shifted to ousting dictator Slobodan Milosevic, using mass demonstrations and a general strike across the provinces to make its point.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Commenting on the success of the documentary back in France, Fleurantin points to its performance in the provinces.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The premier of one of the provinces in South Africa impacted by weeks of heavy rains said that the damage there could be around $250 million.
—Charles Mangwiro, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Commenting on the success of the documentary back in France, Fleurantin points to its performance in the provinces.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The premier of one of the provinces in South Africa impacted by weeks of heavy rains said that the damage there could be around $250 million.
—Charles Mangwiro, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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“The provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20provinces. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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