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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To convert into a province or provinces..
a Designe to Provinciate the whole Kingdom
Accordingly, after having provinciated Egypt, the most productive corn country in the world, he set about repairing the reservoirs and canals which served to retain and distribute the waters of the Nile; and he did every thing possible to restore that rich country to its primitive state of fertility.
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Provinciate means (obsolete, transitive) To convert into a province or provinces..
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a Designe to Provinciate the whole Kingdom
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