provincial
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The presumed patient zero is a nurse who died in the provincial capital Bunia, but was buried in Mongwalu, also a gold-mining town.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
According to Kamba, patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in provincial capital Bunia on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Under Canadian law, electricity generation is a provincial jurisdiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"With more than 500 port calls a year, the cruise industry is fundamental to the provincial economy."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
But young men didn't--at least in my provincial inexperience I believed they didn't--drift coolly out of nowhere and buy a palace on Long Island Sound.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vocabulary lists containing provincial
The Great Gatsby
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Grade 11, List 5
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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