Definitions of Canadian province
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Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes
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Alberta
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
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British Columbia
a province in western Canada
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Manitoba
one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada
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New Brunswick
a province in southeastern Canada
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Newfoundland and Labrador
a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949
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Nova Scotia
the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
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Ontario
a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
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Prince Edward Island
an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
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Quebec
the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
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Saskatchewan
one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
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