This is the 681st most frequent Polish word.
województwa
"Provinces" or "voivodeships" – administrative regions in Poland.
The word 'województw' is used here as the genitive plural form to denote a possessive relationship with the number sixteen, indicating the organizational divisions of the country.
Polska podzielona jest na szesnaście województw.
Poland is divided into sixteen provinces.
Here, 'województw' is in the genitive plural form, used in relation to the word 'granice' (boundaries), indicating possession.
Mapa przedstawia granice poszczególnych województw.
The map shows the boundaries of individual provinces.
In this sentence, 'województw' appears in the genitive plural case linked to 'Stolice' (capitals), to describe ownership or association with the provinces.