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According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.
Salvatore Quasimodo

Meaning of "the provinces" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE PROVINCES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE PROVINCES

the police
the Potteries
the powers that be
the pox
the Preacher
the Precambrian
the present
the press
the price of someone
the Prime Mover
the primrose path
the principle of economy
the prize ring
the Prophet
the proprieties
the Proteas
the pulpit
the Purification of the Virgin Mary
the purple
the push

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE PROVINCES

advances
Atlantic Provinces
Basque Provinces
Central Provinces
circumstances
condolences
consequences
finances
household appliances
keep up appearances
life sciences
Maritime Provinces
Prairie Provinces
provinces
the Atlantic Provinces
the Central Provinces
the Maritime Provinces
to all appearances
under the circumstances
United Provinces

Synonyms and antonyms of the provinces in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the provinces» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE PROVINCES

Find out the translation of the provinces to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the 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 «the provinces» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

各省
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las provincias
570 millions of speakers

English

the provinces
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रांतों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحافظات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провинции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

as províncias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রদেশগুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les provinces
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wilayah-wilayah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Provinzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地方
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing provinsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các tỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாகாணங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रांतांमध्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iller
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

le province
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowincje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провінції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provinciile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οι επαρχίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die provinsies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provinserna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provinsene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the provinces

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PROVINCES»

The term «the provinces» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PROVINCES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the provinces» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the 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 the provinces

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7 QUOTES WITH «THE PROVINCES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the provinces.
1
Andrew Davies
I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
2
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.
3
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.
4
Salvatore Quasimodo
According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.
5
Andre Leon Talley
One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.
6
Yulia Tymoshenko
Everything that I have is natural - braid, nails - I practically never use cosmetics. They often ask me in the provinces about my braid.
7
Dave Winfield
The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE PROVINCES»

Discover the use of the provinces in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the provinces and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Canada, the Provinces, and the Global Nuclear Revival: ...
The book also answers fundamental questions such as: Has Canada seized international opportunities in uranium mining, reactor sales, and cooperation with other countries in nuclear research?
Duane Bratt, 2012
2
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
3
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
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
Young Man from the Provinces: A Gay Life Before Stonewall
Returning to print, this insiderÆs view of pre-Stonewall high class homosexual lifestyles retraces the authorÆs journey from his backwards Midwestern town to Manhattan in the 1950s. Reprint.
Alan Helms, 2003
6
Revolt in the provinces: the people of England and the ...
The central argument of the book has not been changed, but the lines of that argument have been clarified and refined. Most importantly, there are two major new chapters, accounting for more than one third of the entire book.
John Stephen Morrill, 1999
7
Tug of War: Ottawa and the Provinces Under Trudeau and Mulroney
First published in 1986, Tug of War offers an analytical look at power struggles between provincial and federal governments during the 1980s.
David Milne, 1986
8
Suzhou: Where the Goods of All the Provinces Converge
This book shows how, though Suzhou entered the Ming defeated and suspect, interactions between the imperial state and local elites gave rise to a network of markets, centered on Suzhou, that fostered high-quality local specialization. .." ...
Michael Marme, 2005
9
Okei: a girl from the provinces
Set in the midst of samurai warfare in the mountainous region of Aizu in the late nineteenth century, the novel recounts the coming of age of the young peasant girl Okei, who falls desperately in love with the fierce warrior Sanasuma Kingo, ...
Mitsugu Saotome, 2008
10
Blood of the Provinces: The Roman Auxilia and the Making of ...
This is the first fully comprehensive study of the auxilia, a non-citizen force which constituted more than half of Rome's celebrated armies.
Ian Haynes, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE PROVINCES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the provinces is used in the context of the following news items.
1
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»
2
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»
3
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»
4
Feds quietly canvass provinces for climate change measures ahead …
“As this is a national contribution, the provinces and territories hold many levers for taking action on emissions, so the minister is seeking feedback from her ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
5
Wynne, Trudeau say provinces left to themselves on climate change
OTTAWA -- Efforts by the provinces and territories to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be a top item of discussion at Friday's ... «CTV News, Jan 15»
6
Ottawa should create new infrastructure transfer for provinces
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is calling on the federal government to create a new annual transfer to the provinces specifically for infrastructure, in the same ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
7
Premiers agree provinces are suffering from a 'fiscal imbalance'
Collectively, the provinces and territories are expected to record a combined budget deficit of $16.1-billion in fiscal year 2013-14, according to a report by the ... «The Globe and Mail, Aug 14»
8
Provinces should propose Senate reforms 'forthwith,' Harper says
The provinces should come forward with proposals to reform or abolish the Senate “forthwith,” says Prime Minister Stephen Harper following a Supreme Court ... «CTV News, Apr 14»
9
'No consensus' among provinces about reforming Senate: Harper
“We know full well that there's no consensus among the provinces, there's no willingness to re-open the Canadian constitution,” Mr. Harper said several hours ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 14»
10
Canada Job Grant: Jason Kenney's final offer gives provinces more …
Employment Minister Jason Kenney has made two more concessions in his negotiations with the provinces and territories over the controversial Canada Job ... «CBC.ca, Feb 14»

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