"provinces" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns.ɪz/ [Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard], /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/ [Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard, also, dialectal], /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/ [General-American, cot-caught-merger], /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ [General-Australian, Scotland], /ˈpɹɒv.əns.əz/ [New-Zealand], /ˈpɾɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ [India] Audio: en-us-provinces.ogg [US]
enPR: prŏv′ĭns-ĭz Rhymes: -ɒvɪnsɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} provinces
  1. plural of province Tags: form-of, plural Form of: province
    Sense id: en-provinces-en-noun-ugwsVR8-
  2. The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.
    Sense id: en-provinces-en-noun-0sf0pOhB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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