Answer: provinces

AnswerCrossword Clue
PROVINCESOntario and Quebec
provincesA district under an archbishop or a metropolitan
provincesA territory outside Italy under a Roman governor
provincesA principal administrative division of certain countries or empires
provincesThe whole of a country outside the capital, esp. when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture
provincesAn area of the world with respect to its flora, fauna, or physical characteristics
provincesAn area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility
provincesPROVINCE, an administrative division of a country