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The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces so ill a reputation, were almost unknown.
Henry Walter Bates

Meaning of "provinces" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVINCES

provinces  [ˈprɒvɪnsɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVINCES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provinces is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVINCES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.

Definition of provinces in the English dictionary

The definition of provinces in the dictionary is the provinces those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVINCES


acceptances
əkˈsɛptənsɪz
advances
ədˈvɑːnsɪz
Clearances
ˈklɪərənsɪz
condolences
kənˈdəʊlənsɪz
consequences
ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz
consistencies
kənˈsɪstənsɪz
currencies
ˈkʌrənsɪz
defences
dɪˈfɛnsɪz
deficiencies
dɪˈfɪʃənsɪz
expenses
ɪkˈspɛnsɪz
finances
ˈfaɪnænsɪz
pregnancies
ˈpreɡnənsɪz
residencies
ˈrezɪdənsɪz
senses
ˈsɛnsɪz
transparencies
trænsˈpærənsɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVINCES

providential
providentially
providently
provider
providing
province
Provincetown
provincewide
provincial
Provincial Council
provincial police
provincialise
provincialism
provincialist
provinciality
provincialize
provincially
provine
proving
proving ground

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVINCES

applied sciences
Atlantic Provinces
Basque Provinces
Central Provinces
circumstances
household appliances
irreconcilable differences
keep up appearances
life sciences
Maritime Provinces
mitigating circumstances
Prairie Provinces
the Atlantic Provinces
the Central Provinces
the Maritime Provinces
the provinces
to all appearances
under no circumstances
under the circumstances
United Provinces

Synonyms and antonyms of provinces in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVINCES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «provinces» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of provinces

Translation of «provinces» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVINCES

Find out the translation of provinces to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of provinces from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «provinces» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provincias
570 millions of speakers

English

provinces
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रांतों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محافظات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провинциях
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

províncias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রদেশে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provinces
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wilayah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Provinzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地方
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Propinsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாகாணங்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रांतांमध्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

province
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowincje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провінціях
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provincii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαρχίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provinsies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provinser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provinser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provinces

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVINCES»

The term «provinces» is very widely used and occupies the 15.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of provinces
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVINCES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «provinces» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «provinces» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about provinces

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROVINCES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word provinces.
1
Peter Akinola
We are distressed by the unilateral actions of those provinces that are clearly determined to redefine what our common faith was once.
2
Henry Walter Bates
The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces so ill a reputation, were almost unknown.
3
Andrew Davies
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
4
Robert Hormats
Booming cities, and the provinces and states in which they are located, are driving forces in economic growth today. Consequently, they constitute the new frontier in America's international economic policy.
5
William Lyon Mackenzie King
On behalf of the federal government, I wish now publicly to appeal to the provinces to lend their co-operation in furthering our country's war effort by effecting at as early a date as may be possible this much needed restriction.
6
Lajos Kossuth
The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its legitimate Independence and Constitution, designing to reduce it to a level with the other provinces long since deprived of all freedom, and to unite all in a common sink of slavery.
7
Wilfrid Laurier
Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.
8
Pierre Loti
It is said that many children who live in the central provinces, away from the ocean, have a great longing to see it. I who had never been away from the monotonous country surrounding us looked forward eagerly to seeing the mountains.
9
Pierre Loti
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country.
10
Salvatore Quasimodo
According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVINCES»

Discover the use of provinces in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provinces and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Provinces of Night: A Novel
Provinces of Night is a tale redolent of violence and redemption–a whiskey-scented, knife-scarred novel whose indelible finale is not an ending nearly so much as it is an apotheosis. From the Trade Paperback edition.
William Gay, 2009
2
Provinces: Canadian Provincial Politics, Second Edition
Provinces moved towards a greater degree of autonomy and diversity in their tax policies, culminating in changes to the federalprovincial tax collection agreements between 1998 and 2001.35 Some provinces, notably Ontario (and, to a lesser ...
Christopher Dunn
3
Qing Governors and Their Provinces: The Evolution of ...
This comprehensive study of the shift to the province as an increasingly important element in management of the expanding Chinese empire concentrates on powerful provincial governors who extended the central government's influence into the ...
R. Kent Guy, 2010
4
Music in the British Provinces, 1690-1914
This is the first book to concentrate specifically on musical life in the provinces, bringing together new archival research and offering a fresh perspective on British music of the period.
Rachel Cowgill, Peter Holman, 2007
5
Canada's Atlantic Provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, ...
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. This new edition explores the rugged coasts, sophisticated cities and historic towns--all in depth.
Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers, 2005
6
Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, ...
(With Notes Upon Ceylon,) an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India Reginald Heber. amid some brushwood, " the camels are coming, oho!" I believe he thought from my silence that I ...
Reginald Heber, 1829
7
Autocracy in the Provinces: The Muscovite Gentry and ...
This book explores the possibilities for rich and varied social, cultural, and political development under the rule of an autocratic state.
Valerie Ann Kivelson, 1996
8
The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation
'This book could most profitably be used by instructors at all levels as an invaluable reference volume and as a nucleus of the development of courses in Maritime regionalism.'
E. R. Forbes, Delphin Andrew Muise, 1993
9
Ottawa and the Outer Provinces: The Challenge of Regional ...
Preface One: Shifting Boundaries and Regional Integration Two: The Quest to Create a Nation Three: The Atlantic Region of Canada Four: The Prairie/Western Regions of Canada Five: British Columbia: A Distinct Economic Zone?
Stephen Tomblin, 1995
10
Revolt of the Provinces: The Regionalist Movement in ...
Robert Dorman tells the story of this movement through the works and careers of the writers, artists, historians,
Robert L. Dorman, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVINCES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provinces is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harper puts moratorium on Senate appointments, pushes provinces
The second advantage is that I think it will force the provinces, over time … to either come up with a plan for comprehensive reform or to conclude that the only ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
2
Have-not provinces holding oil hostage
Plainly and simply, Canada's have-not provinces cannot simultaneously shut down Canada's energy industry while also demanding cash payments from the ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
3
Provinces willing to reopen Constitution to reform Senate
WATCH: There have been calls to abolish the Senate for years, but it requires a constitutional change plus the consent of all the provinces. Not all of them agree, ... «Globalnews.ca, Jun 15»
4
Nepal to be split into eight federal provinces in deal ending years of …
Feuding political parties said they had agreed to split Nepal into eight federal provinces, ending years of stalemate over the new constitution intended to stabilise ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
5
Ontario, Quebec will lead the way on climate change: Quebec premier
It's a federation that was built on the foundation of provinces and that's something we want to send as a message, because it's part of the fabric of the country.". «CTV News, May 15»
6
How Canada's provinces are tackling greenhouse gas emissions
As Ontario prepares to join Quebec and California as the third jurisdiction in North America to adopt a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, we take a look ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
7
Ottawa says most provinces falling short of greenhouse gas cuts
The federal environment minister has sent a letter to the provinces outlining how most of them are falling short of their targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
8
Provinces look to “green” their economy
“Certainly the provinces have a lot to say in what Canada is going to look like environmentally in terms of greenhouse gas emissions in the next years,” said ... «Globalnews.ca, Apr 15»
9
Provinces should lead on reducing carbon, say economists
In a report to be released Tuesday, Canada's Ecofiscal Commission advocates for every province to establish a carbon pricing regime that is stringent, has ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
10
Road accidents kill 33 people in 2 Chinese provinces
BEIJING (AP) — Two road accidents killed 33 people and injured eight others in two Chinese provinces over the weekend, state media and officials said. «Yahoo News, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
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