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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /


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I was visiting my grandfather’s hometown in Xingguo county, in southern Jiangxi province, shortly after I learned I was being expelled from China along with some other American journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The United States and Israel launched an attack on a bridge near the Iranian city of Qom, south of Tehran, the deputy governor of the province said, according to state TV.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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

They explained that in the late 1800s, many members of my tribe began moving from their native Rwanda to the mountains of South Kivu, a Congolese province.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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