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Atlantic Provinces
Atlantic Provinces term used since 1949 to designate the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island . ... Read more
Maritime Provinces
Maritime Provinces or Maritimes, Canada, term applied to Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island , which before the formation of the Canadian confederation (1867) were politically distinct from Canada proper. ... Read more
Cape Province
Cape Province former province, S South Africa. Under the South African constitution of 1994 it was divided into Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and part of a fourth province, North West. The former capital and largest city was Cape Town (now the capital of Western Cape). Other cities i... Read more
North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province province and historic region (1998 pop. 17,554,674), c.41,000 sq mi (106,200 sq km), NW Pakistan, bounded on the N and W by Afghanistan. Peshawar is the capital. An area of high, barren mountains dissected by fertile valleys, it is predominantly agricultural. Wheat is... Read more
Rizal
Rizal province, central Luzon, the Philippines. The capital is Pasig. The province, which horseshoes around Manila and includes Quezon City and Pasay, has had a huge population increase since the 1970s. ... Read more
Ciudad de la Habana
Ciudad de la Habana or La Habana, province (1994 est. pop. 2,400,000), W Cuba. Havana is the capital. The province has coastal plains in the north and south, as well as fine beaches, and there are some low mountains in the north. Included in the province is the Isle of Youth (see Youth, Isle... Read more
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg , province (1991 pop. 331,472), 1,004 sq mi (2,600 sq km), extreme W Austria, bordering on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany. Bregenz, on the eastern shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee), is the capital. It is a transportation hub, with Austria's most extensive road and rail connectio... Read more
Zeeland
Zeeland , province (1994 pop. 363,900), c.650 sq mi (1,680 sq km), SW Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the south and the North Sea in the west. The main cities are Middelburg (the capital) and Vlissingen . The province consists of a strip of Flanders that is adjacent to Belgium and various ... Read more
Antwerp
Antwerp , Du. Antwerpen, Fr. Anvers, province (1991 pop. 1,605,167), 1,104 sq mi (2,859 sq km), N Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. Antwerp (the provincial capital) and Mechelen are the chief cities. The province is largely a flat, cultivated plain, drained by the Scheldt R... Read more
Hebei
Hebei or Hopei , province (1994 est. pop. 63,660,000), 78,900 sq mi (204,404 sq km), NE China, on the Bohai, an arm of the Yellow Sea. The capital is Shijiazhuang. The province contains two autonomous municipalities administered directly by the central government: Beijing , the capital of China... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Province"

Rhine Province
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rhine Province Ger. Rheinprovinz, former province of Prussia, W Germany. The province was also known as Rhenish Prussia and as the Rhineland . The northern section of the former province (which contained part of the industrial Ruhr district...
Idlib Province
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa IDLIB PROVINCE Province in northwest Syria, named after its principal town, Idlib, where...1952 administrative divisions in Syria, Idlib was part of Aleppo province. Later it became the center of a separate province because of its...
North-West Frontier Province
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition North-West Frontier Province province and historic region (1998 pop. 17,554,674), c.41...handicrafts also flourish. Some Pathan tribes inhabit the province in the plains and lower hills. The region has been historically...
Cape Province
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Cape Province former province, S South Africa. Under the South African constitution of 1994...Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and part of a fourth province, North West. The former capital and largest city was Cape Town...
Western Province
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Western Province province (1990 pop. 607,497), c.63,000 sq mi (163,170 sq km...are raised, and teak is produced. In the early 19th cent. the province was the site of the kingdom of the Lozi (or Barotse) people; they...
North-West Province
Book article from: World Encyclopedia North-West Province Province in nw South Africa; the capital is Mmabatho. North-West Province was created from the sw part of the former province of Transvaal and the ne part of former Cape Province. Area: 116,190sq km (44,489sq mi...
Northern Province
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Northern Province Province in n South Africa; the capital is Pietersburg. Northern Transvaal was formed from the n part of the former province of Transvaal in 1994. In 1995, it was renamed Northern Province...
Dayr al-Zawr Province
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa DAYR AL-ZAWR PROVINCE Province in eastern Syria on the Euphrates River named after its major town...suspension bridge 1,476 feet (450 m) long, completed in 1931. The province of Dayr al-Zawr (or al-Furat), according to official data...
Province
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PROVINCE The district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Ontario in Canada. More loosely, a sphere of activity or a profession such as medicine or law.
Province Wellesley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Province Wellesley see Pinang , Malaysia.

Dictionary entries related to "Province"

Atlantic Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Atlantic Province ( Acado-Baltic Province , European Province ) A subdivision of the early Cambrian olenellid trilobite fauna . The trilobite faunas of the early Cambrian can be divided into two main regional groups: the olenellid fauna found...
King's Province
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History KING'S PROVINCE KING'S PROVINCE was a portion of the mainland of Rhode Island between the Pawcatuck...controversy in 1665, a royal commission named this territory King's Province and placed it under the jurisdiction of Rhode Island, although...
Pacific Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Pacific Province ( American Province ) The name given to the trilobite ( Trilobita ) and graptolite ( Graptolithina ) faunas characteristic of the northern and western margins of the Iapetus Ocean in the Early Palaeozoic . See also ATLANTIC PROVINCE .
province
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...empires: Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. ∎  ( the provinces...under a Roman governor. 2. ( one's province ) an area of special knowledge, interest...x2014;that had been her father's province.
North-west Frontier Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History North-west Frontier Province A province of north-west Pakistan, in the Himalayas, the location of...Every great power in the region has sought to control the province, but its harsh terrain has allowed the inhabitants to remain...
biogeographical province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology biogeographical province A biological subdivision of the Earth's surface, on the basis of taxonomic rather...number of such units, varies from one authority to another. See faunal region ; floral province ; and floristic region .
American Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences American Province See PACIFIC PROVINCE .
Acado-Baltic Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Acado-Baltic Province See ATLANTIC PROVINCE .
European Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences European Province See ATLANTIC PROVINCE .
faunal province
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences faunal province See FAUNAL REALM .

Thesaurus entries related to "Province"

province
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English province • noun   1. the administrative center of the province synonyms : state, territory, region, area...xA0; 2. that part of the business is not my province synonyms : area of responsibility, sphere of action...
realm
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...the realm of Denmark synonyms : kingdom, country, land, state, province, empire, domain, monarchy, principality.   2. the...synonyms : world, field, sphere, area, department, region, province, orbit, zone.
kingdom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : realm, empire, domain, country, land, nation, state, province, territory; monarchy, sovereignty.   2. the plant kingdom...synonyms : sphere/field of influence, area of power, dominion, province, territory.
domain
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus domain • noun   1. they extended their domain synonyms : realm, kingdom, empire, dominion, province, territory, land.   2. the domain of art synonyms : field, area, sphere, discipline, province, world.
world
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...section, group, division.   6. he works in the world of finance synonyms : area, field, department, sphere, province, domain, realm.   7. the world of the dinosaurs/Roosevelts synonyms : age, epoch, era, period; times...
dependency
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...addiction, overuse, reliance.   4. formerly a dependency of the United States synonyms : colony, protectorate, province, fief.   5. a dependency of the parent firm synonyms : subsidiary, adjunct, appendage, auxiliary, subject...
colony
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English colony • noun   1. the king visited the colony synonyms : settlement, territory, province, dominion, protectorate, dependency, possession, satellite state.   2. the Chinese colony in San Francisco synonyms...
calling
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English calling • noun   synonyms : vocation, occupation, career, profession, business, work, employment, job, trade, craft, line, line of work, pursuit, métier , walk of life, province, field.
circle
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...orb.   2. move in different circles synonyms : area of activity, field of interest, scene, sphere, domain, province, realm, range, region, circuit, orbit, compass.   3. her circle of friends synonyms : group, set, company...
territory
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...land, ground, countryside.   3. linguistic puzzles are Stina's territory synonyms : domain, area of concern/interest/knowledge, province, department, field, preserve, bailiwick, sphere, arena, realm, world.

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Imported Chemicals by Province in China for June 2002.
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 8/6/2002; 700+ words ; Imported Chemicals by Province in China for June 2002 Quantity, Amount, CIF Price, Province/Region/City kg USD USD/t INTERMEDIATES...Beijing City 2220000 1403525 0.632 Liaoning Province 1012000 644230 0.637 Heilongjiang Province...
VIETNAM PROVINCE TO BUILD ON INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 3/15/2000; 700+ words ; ...March 15 Asia Pulse - The southern province of Dong Nai has been able to buck the...focus on industrial development. The province, which has become a key economic zone...competitive environment for investment, the province's IZs have recorded the highest land...
Mountain Province Mining Shareholders Approve Consolidation of AK/CJ Property Interests
PR Newswire; 9/30/1997; 700+ words ; ...Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Mountain Province Mining Inc. (Nasdaq: MPVIF; VSE...approved plans to consolidate Mountain Province Mining's interests in the AK/CJ claims...approved by shareholders at Mountain Province Mining's annual meeting on Sept. 29...
Province rolls out red carpet for investors
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 6/16/2006; ; 700+ words ; HARBIN: Heilongjiang Province, the utmost northern province in the country with the lowest temperatures in winter...attracting investment, said a top economist from Taiwan Province. Speaking at the third World Summit of Chinese Entrepreneurs...
The Wyoming Province: a distinctive Archean craton in Laurentian North America (1).
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Abstract: The Wyoming Province is a distinctive Archean craton in...youngest, the Montana metasedimentary province, the Beartooth-Bighorn magmatic...rocks of the Montana metasedimentary province and the Beartooth-Bighorn magmatic...
Shaanxi Province Taking Advantage of Local Strengths
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 1/2/1998; 624 words ; Shaanxi Province in northwest China is striving to take...economic boom. Experts said that the province should seek more funds, technologies...statistics show that in the last two years the province has approved about 600 overseas-funded...
KIRKUK PROVINCE INVESTS DINARS FOR BETTER LIFE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/29/2007; 700+ words ; ...Service Officials in Iraq's Kirkuk province are stepping up to invest more Iraqi...dollars, supporting projects all over the province," Howard Keegan, the leader for the provincial reconstruction team in Kirkuk province, told Internet reporters and "bloggers...
Cool province awaits tourists
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 10/26/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...history, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province boasts abundant riches for tourists...range, Wudalianchi, the northeastern province is also rich in ecological tourism assets...Tourism Organization as China's "cool" province, Heilongjiang is famous for its winter...
Northeast province ventures south to seek investment
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 11/16/2006; ; 700+ words ; Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched a series of trade and investment...investment source for Heilongjiang Province, Hong Kong has strengthened economic ties with the Northeast China province, said Zhang Zuoji, governor of the...
Province Healthcare Chosen to Run Hospital in Las Cruces, N.M.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/17/2003; 700+ words ; ...Memorial Medical Center is now over. Province Healthcare, the Tennessee-based for...Cruces City Council unanimously picked Province. After two nights of public meetings featuring Province and options from CHRISTUS Health Systems...