provinces

n.

外省，边远地区，乡间；省份( province的名词复数 )；大行政区；范围首都以外的地区；

guangdong province（中国）广东省

shanxi province山西省；陕西省

metallogenic province成矿区

1. Secondly,Kiangsi has no provincial troops of its own and has always been garrisoned by troops from other provinces.
   二是江西没有本省的军队，向来都是外省军队来此驻防。
2. Officials made strenuous efforts to keep disaffected citizens from other provinces away from the capital during the games.
   整个游戏期间，官员们竭尽全力遣散那些心怀不满的外省公民。

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