interprovincial

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

English provincial

English interprovincial

From inter- + provincial.

Adjective

interprovincial (not comparable)

1. Occurring or existing between provinces
   • 2009 January 16, Brian Hunt, “Interprovincial labour mobility, yes. Lower standards, no.”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     Yet in the shadow of all this, at the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa today, our premiers are expected to sign off on significant changes to the trade pact respecting interprovincial labour mobility for occupations and professions.

Coordinate terms

• intercity
• intercounty
• interstate

Derived terms

• interprovincially

Translations

occurring or existing between provinces

• Spanish: interprovincial
• Vietnamese: liên tỉnh (vi)

French

Etymology

From inter- +‎ provincial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sjal/
• Homophones: interprovinciale, interprovinciales

Adjective

interprovincial (feminine interprovinciale, masculine plural interprovinciaux, feminine plural interprovinciales)

1. interprovincial

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-lbor.

Spanish inter-

Latin prōvincia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin prōvinciālisder.

Spanish provincial

Spanish interprovincial

From inter- + provincial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾpɾobinˈθjal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.pɾo.β̞ĩn̟ˈθjal] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /inteɾpɾobinˈsjal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.pɾo.β̞ĩnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧pro‧vin‧cial

Adjective

interprovincial m or f (masculine and feminine plural interprovinciales)

1. interprovincial

Further reading

• “interprovincial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026