province

Example Sentences

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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

The U.S. supports Rwanda’s deployment of troops to fight Islamic State in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

They are the exclusive province of the federal government.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Lamerd is a town in the Fars province of about 30,000 people, according to the 2016 census.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

For Aristotle, logos was the province of something he called an “enthymeme,” which was the equivalent in rhetoric to the syllogism in logic.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith