province
Example Sentences
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Earlier reports suggested the missing crew member might be in the mountainous area of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, in the southwestern regions of Iran.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari told state media that US forces had used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province, which lies to the northwest of the area where the airman ejected.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Ronin's impressive work in Cambodia's northern Preah Vihear province surpassed the previous record held Magawa.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Beijing moved Ma into regional politics in late 2013, naming him law-enforcement chief and deputy party secretary for the prosperous southeastern province of Guangdong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
It was the first nonmystical explanation of motion in the heavens; it made the Earth a province of the Cosmos.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.