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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.
noun. an administrative division or unit of a country. the provinces, the parts of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities. (in England) all parts of the country outside of London. a country, territory, district, or region. Geography. physiographic province. a department or branch of learning or activity: the province of mathematics.
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.
PROVINCE meaning: 1. one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its…. Learn more.
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.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire. 2. (Human Geography) a district, territory, or region. 3. (Human Geography) 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. 4.
a department or branch of learning or activity: the province of mathematics. sphere or field of activity or authority, as of a person; office, function, or business: Such decisions do not lie within his province.
one of the large areas that some countries are divided into because of the type of government they have: the Canadian province of Alberta. the provinces. the areas of a country that are not the capital city and so are not considered exciting or fashionable.
