interprovincial

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adjective

Occurring or existing between provinces

UncommonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveinterprovincial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring or existing between provinces

    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.

    2009 January 16, Brian Hunt, “Interprovincial labour mobility, yes. Lower standards, no.”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishprovincial
  8. Englishinterprovincial

From inter- + provincial.

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Translations

Spanish interprovincial
  • interprovincialoccurring or existing between provinces
Vietnamese liên tỉnh
  • liên tỉnhoccurring or existing between provinces
Cite this entry
APA

interprovincial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interprovincial

MLA

“interprovincial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interprovincial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interprovincial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interprovincial.

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