provinces

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the parts of a country that are not the capital city or near a large city:

He didn't want to teach at a university in the provinces.

He had a new job as library consultant out in the more rural provinces of the country.

The city government is considering some sort of limited power-sharing with the provinces.

We need to provide the provinces with more resources to fight poverty.

Some museums in the provinces are struggling to attract visitors.