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   prov·ince

   /ˈpräv(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires: "Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province" Similar territoryregionstatedepartmentcantonareadistrictsectorzonedivisionadministrative district/division/unit/areacolonysettlementdominionfiefprotectoratemandatedependencypossessionholdingsatellite state
   • ▪ a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.
   • ▪ a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor.
   • 2. the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture: British "I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train" Similar nonmetropolitan areas/countiesthe rest of the countrymiddle England/Americarural areas/districtsthe countrysidethe backwoodsthe wildsthe wildernessthe back of beyondinformal:the sticksthe middle of nowherethe boondockshicksville
   • 3. an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility: "she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province" Similar area of responsibilityarea of activityarea of interestarea of knowledgeareadepartmentresponsibilitysphereworldrealmfielddisciplinedomainterritoryorbitpreservebusinessaffairline of businesslinespecialityfortechargeconcernworrydutyjurisdictionauthorityBritish:line of countryinformal:pigeonbailiwickturf

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.

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