provincial
Example Sentences
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Mr Jiménez's workshop on the main provincial road is there to help any that need new tyres.
From BBC
“That is a provincial subject,” a government official told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times
The tide only turned in France after World War II, when Picasso, by then a box-office draw, began donating works to French provincial museums outside the academic sphere.
From New York Times
On the ninth day of the demonstrations, soldiers opened fire on protesters who had gathered at the provincial government office in Gwangju.
From BBC
Air support units with the Quebec provincial police and Ontario Provincial Police are expected to assist with the investigation of the area.
From Seattle Times
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