neighbouring provinces

collocation in English

meaningsofneighbouringandprovince

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neighbouring
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/
Neighbouring places are next to or near ...
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province
noun
uk
/ˈprɒv.ɪns/us
/ˈprɑː.vɪns/
one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its government, which often has some control over its own ...
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(Definition ofneighbouringandprovincefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were several neighbouring provinces that were less developed and had higher levels of poverty.
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Some specialist services require patients to be referred to clinics and specialists in neighbouring provinces.
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This revolt affected over one million people and all the neighbouring provinces.
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Once this has been done they can attempt to take over neighbouring provinces, whether controlled by the computer or by another player.
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His power seems to have extended over the neighbouring provinces.
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Mountains form natural borders to the neighbouring provinces.
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In the synod of 443 (452), attended also by bishops of neighbouring provinces, fifty-six canons were formulated, mostly repetitions of earlier disciplinary decrees.
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His courageous leadership earned him the respect and gratitude of his people and those of the neighbouring provinces.
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Its members won election in neighbouring provinces at the 1983 election.
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The city has grown from its original centre along the river to a sprawling metropolis surrounded by swaths of suburban residential development extending north and south into neighbouring provinces.
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