provinces

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Originally a Dutch vessel, the Zorg came to Africa’s west coast in late 1780 from the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Provinces such as Jiangsu and Guangdong have rolled out pilot programs for senior-care insurance and public-private partnerships in assisted-living housing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Casting a shadow from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Canada’s Maritime Provinces, the eclipse is predicted to be among the most watched of all time.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

It has to be approved by the National Council of Provinces, and then signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa but there is little doubt it will become law.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

The Dutch are the only significant exception: in the United Provinces the universities were teaching Cartesian philosophy by the late seventeenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton