name
Meaning 1
plural of Province
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
provinces
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prŏv′ĭns-ĭz
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Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard: /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns.ɪz/
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Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard, also, dialectal: /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/
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General-American: /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ without the cot–caught merger
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian, Scotland: /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/
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New-Zealand: /ˈpɹɒv.əns.əz/
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India: /ˈpɾɔv.ɪns.ɪz/
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rhymes with -ɒvɪnsɪz
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CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 V AH0 N S AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, with-definite-article
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of province
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
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Real reading context