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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:
a country, territory, district, or region. Geography. physiographic province. a department or branch of learning or activity: the province of mathematics. Synonyms: area. sphere or field of activity or authority, as of a person; office, function, or business: Such decisions do not lie within his province.
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.
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.
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. Many countries are divided into provinces.
n. 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.
PROVINCE meaning: 1 : any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into; 2 : a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in usually singular.
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term province has since been adopted by many countries.
