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- Dictionaryprov·ince/ˈpräv(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires: "Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province" Similar
- 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
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1. a. : a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government. b. : an administrative district or division of a country. c. provinces plural : all of a country except the metropolises. 2. a. : a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan. b. : a territorial unit of a religious order. 3. a
a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility: the province of Marketing is within the province of the sales department. Renaissance art is not really his province - he specializes in the modern period. I didn't feel it was my province to give legal advice.
province. / ˈprɒvɪns / noun. a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire. a district, territory, or region. the provinces. plural those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture.
PROVINCE meaning: 1. one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its…. Learn more.
A province is a region within a country. If you travel to Canada, you'll have to decide whether you want to go to the province of Quebec, or Saskatchewan, or one of the other 8 provinces in that enormous country.
1. countable noun. A province is a large section of a country which has its own administration. ...the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost province. Synonyms: region, section, county, district More Synonyms of province. 2. plural noun. The provinces are all the parts of a country except the part where the capital is situated.
Definition of province noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
