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provinces en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈpɹɒv.əns.əz/ (New-Zealand)
- prŏv′ĭns-ĭz
- /ˈpɾɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ (India)
- /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, also, dialectal, standard)
- /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ (Australia, Scotland)
- /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns.ɪz/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard)
- /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of province
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The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.