English Dictionary
Definition of “province”
province (ˈprɒvɪns
)
Definitions
noun
- a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire
- a district, territory, or region
- See the provinces
- ecology a subdivision of a region, characterized by a particular fauna and flora
- an area or branch of learning, activity, etc
- the field or extent of a person's activities or office
- Roman Catholic Church Church of England an ecclesiastical territory, usually consisting of several dioceses, and having an archbishop or metropolitan at its head
- a major administrative and territorial subdivision of a religious order
- history a region of the Roman Empire outside Italy ruled by a governor from Rome
Word Origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin prōvincia conquered territory
Synonyms
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region,
section,
county,
district,
territory,
zone,
patch,
colony,
domain,
dependency,
tract,
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area,
business,
concern,
responsibility,
part,
line,
charge,
role,
post,
department,
field,
duty,
function,
employment,
capacity,
orbit,
sphere,
turf,
pigeon,
Usage examples
The women were supposed to be out of this; it was not their province.
O'Brian, Patrick, Testimonies (1994)A seasonal fall in cases has been suggested for the slowdown of the disease in Guangdong province.
New Scientist (2003)Counting is under way and the province is due to declare itself a fully independent nation.
Irish Times (2002)Hazrat Ali, the security chief for eastern Nangarhar province , said a final decision to attack Tora Bora had not been taken.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It's the leading computer company in Xinjiang, a province of China with 56 million inhabitants.
Michael Boulter, EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
