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Province vs Semirural - What's the difference?

province | semirural |

As a noun province

is 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).

As a proper noun province

is (british) northern ireland.

As an adjective semirural is

moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing.

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
    • ----

    semirural

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 2, Keith Mulvihill, Blue Skies, a Small Town and a Big Lake, New York Times, url=
    • , passage=In Elephant Butte, the couple's main criteria --temperate climate, a semirural location and affordability -- were met. }}
  • * 2012 , Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 2012, Sketches of Pleasanton trash-can victim released , link
    • The body was found May 24 on the 11000 block of Dublin Canyon Road, a semirural area on the outskirts of the city.

    See also

    * exurban