first-level administrative division of some countries, such as: (1) state of the United States, Australia, India, Nigeria and Germany; (2) province of Canada; (3) canton of Switzerland; etc.

continent / used in place names

state; province

Yangzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, in eastern China)

Yanzhou City (Shandong Province)

Jizhou City (Hebei Province)

Qingzhou City (Shandong Province)

Jingzhou City (Hubei Province)

Xuzhou (a prefecture-level city in northwestern Jiangsu, China)

Dingzhou