provincial
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The provincial referendum has been scheduled for 19 October, the premier said.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
According to Kamba, patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in Ituri's provincial capital Bunia on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
"With more than 500 port calls a year, the cruise industry is fundamental to the provincial economy."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Canada’s minister in charge of U.S.-Canada trade, Dominic LeBlanc, said this week that progress on lifting the alcohol ban, which is under provincial jurisdiction, would be contingent on relief from U.S. sectoral tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Here, her father would seem crass, with his unnecessary big words, and her mother provincial and small.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing provincial
The Great Gatsby
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Grade 11, List 5
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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