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
involving travel, business, laws, or contact that crosses from one province to another within the same country
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.
Heavy snow closed the interprovincial highway linking Calgary and Regina overnight.
Officials signed an interprovincial water agreement after months of dry weather.
Zayd handles interprovincial tax records for trucking companies in eastern Canada.
- 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
- 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.