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Province vs Interprovincial - What's the difference?

province | interprovincial |

As a noun province

is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; one of ten of Canada's federated entities, recognized by the Constitution and having a separate representative of the Sovereign (compare territory).

As a proper noun province

is northern Ireland.

As an adjective interprovincial is

occurring or existing between provinces.

province

English

(wikipedia province)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; (Canada) one of ten of Canada's federated entities, recognized by the Constitution and having a separate representative of the Sovereign (compare territory).
  • A territorial area within a country.
  • A jurisdiction; a (literal or figurative) area of authority.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "province")

    Derived terms

    * provincehood * provincewide

    Related terms

    * provincial

    Coordinate terms

    * canton * county * department * oblast * shire * state

    Proper noun

  • (British) Northern Ireland
    • ----

    interprovincial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring or existing between provinces
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 16, author=Brian Hunt, title=Interprovincial labour mobility, yes. Lower standards, no., work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=Yet in the shadow of all this, at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa today, our premiers are expected to sign off on significant changes to the trade pact respecting interprovincial labour mobility for occupations and professions. }}

    Derived terms

    * interprovincially