eastern provinces
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeasternandprovince
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eastern
adjective
uk/ˈiː.stən/us/ˈiː.stɚn/
in or from the east part of ...
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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 ofeasternandprovincefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This would have effectively rendered theeasternprovincea minority.
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Officials from the eastern provinces were not alone in their opposition to the use of compulsion in the production of palm oil.
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However, the impacts in the central highlands are small compared with the northern and eastern provinces.
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In the countryside of the central and eastern provinces the regular army carried out a radical offensive against unconventional separatist warfare.
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These funds have been targeted on health and nutrition, assistance to refugees and other vulnerable groups, and rehabilitation of child soldiers in the eastern provinces.
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At present, the aid organisations are severely hampered in their work by the insecurity which prevails in the northern and eastern provinces of the country.
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We also welcome the lifting of the state of emergency in some of the eastern provinces.
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On the other hand, he knew that at least two eastern provinces did not have a satrap.
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The same pattern was originating from the eastern provinces.
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In general, the eastern provinces have the lowest violent crime rates while the western provinces have higher rates and the territories higher still.
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Tarmashirin, however, was brought down by a rebellion of the tribes in the eastern provinces and the khanate became increasingly unstable in the following years.
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The culture of the province shares many similarities with those of the other eastern provinces.
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The cella (inner) walls were in travertine, lined with marbles imported at great expense from the eastern provinces.
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This defense line was to limit rebel activities to the eastern provinces.
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Children in the northern and eastern provinces have a much higher proportion of health problems when compared to children living in other provinces.
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On the other hand, he was accepted by other satraps of the eastern provinces.
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In the national level, cricket matches are played between provinces, mainly between the south and eastern provinces of the country.
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