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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /


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"Of course I am worried that the war will return again," said Amin, a pharmacist living in Saudi Arabia's eastern province, who asked to use a pseudonym for security reasons.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

A doctor from a hospital in Herat province told the BBC the victims were Hazara Shia Muslims.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Saltiveri's farm, owned by his father and grandfather before him, is in an isolated spot in the province of Lleida, in the northeastern region of Catalonia.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The Americans were believed to be in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, in a mountainous province of steep ridgelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The outcome was different in western New Guinea, which Indonesia took over from Holland in 1963 and renamed Irian Jaya province.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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