interprovincial

/ˌɪn.tə.prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪn.t̬ɚ.prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-prə-ˈvin(t)-shəl/ (ame, mw)

interprovincial — adjective

  • interprovincialpositive
  • more interprovincialcomparative
  • most interprovincialsuperlative

1. involving travel, business, laws, or contact that crosses from one province to a

1.形容詞C1
釋義

involving travel, business, laws, or contact that crosses from one province to another within the same country

例句

The minister announced new interprovincial bus routes for towns near the mountain border.

interprovincial bus routes — transport crossing provincial borders

Lakshmi's bakery can now send cakes through an interprovincial delivery network.

同義詞
  • cross-provincial

    descriptive and less fixed; used for the same idea but less often in formal titles

  • regional

    broader and weaker; can describe one region without crossing a provincial border

  • interstate

    used in countries where the subnational units are states rather than provinces

反義詞
  • provincial

    connected with one province rather than links between provinces

  • intraprovincial

    formal term for something happening within a single province

文法句型

interprovincial + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun in official, legal, transport, or news contexts. It is used when something connects or affects more than one province, not just one local area.

常見錯誤

The village road is interprovincial because it connects two towns in Alberta.
The highway is interprovincial because it connects Alberta and Saskatchewan.
💡interprovincial means between provinces, not between places inside one province.
The school made an interprovincial rule for one district.
The school followed a district rule, while the ministers made an interprovincial agreement.
💡interprovincial is for arrangements involving more than one province.