Provinces (7)
(Other definitions for regions that I've seen before include "Extended areas" , "Domains" , "Parts of the country" , "Ignores (anag.)" , "'Areas, locations (7)'" .)
'provinces' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for areas that I've seen before include "Geographical regions" , "Localities" , "Zones" , "Spaces covered by two-dimensional surfaces" , "Places" .)