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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /


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The police have said two Mozambican men were killed in Western Cape province earlier this month but have not given a motive.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The current Ebola outbreak originated in Mongbwalu, a mining town in Congo’s Ituri province.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Indonesia's national disaster agency, meanwhile, instructed officials in the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands "to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly manner to higher ground".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The province encompasses several well-known subglacial features, including the Wilkes and Aurora basins, as well as the basin containing Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

We went in a chopper with some First Cav guys who were going up to Quang Nam province.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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