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noun
- 1. a principal administrative division of a country or empire: "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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one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its government, which often has some control over its own laws : the Canadian province of Alberta. Asia Minor was Rome's richest province. Compare. state noun (COUNTRY) territory (AREA) one of the four areas into which Ireland has traditionally been divided:
The meaning of PROVINCE is a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government. How to use province in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Province.
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.
Definition of province noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
