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South Holland, province, Netherlands
(Encyclopedia)South Holland, Dutch Zuidholland, province (1994 pop. 3,313,200), c.1,085 sq mi (2,810 sq km), W Netherlands, bounded by the North Sea in the west. The Hague is the capital; other cities include Rotte...Flevoland
(Encyclopedia)Flevoland, province, 931 sq mi (2,412 sq km), central Netherlands, on the E shore of the Markermeer and IJsselmeer. Lelystad is the capital; other citie...Carinthia
(Encyclopedia)Carinthia kərĭnˈthēə [key], Ger. Kärnten, province, c.3,680 sq mi (9,531 sq km), S Aust...Gangwon
(Encyclopedia)Gangwon or Kangwon gängˈwŭnˈ [key], province, N South Korea. Chuncheon is the capital. The 38th ...Hejiang
(Encyclopedia)Hejiang or Hokiang both: hô-jyäng [key], former province, c.52,300 sq mi (135,500 sq km), NE China. The capital was Jiamusi (Kiamusze). Created in 1945, largely out of the former province of Jilin, ...Hubei
(Encyclopedia)Hubei or Hupeh both: ho͞oˈbāˈ [key], province, c.72,000 sq mi (186,480 sq km), central China. The ...Luxemburg
(Encyclopedia)Luxemburg. For the grand duchy, province, and city thus named, use Luxembourg.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(Encyclopedia)Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly North-West Frontier Province, province and historic region (2017 provisional pop. 35,525,047), c.51,510 sq mi (133,410 sq km), NW Pakistan, bounded on the N and W by Afgha...Sindh
(Encyclopedia)Sindh, province, Pakistan: see Sind. ...Irian Jaya
(Encyclopedia)Irian Jaya, province, Indonesia: see Papua. ...Browse by Subject
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