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province.

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard/ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard, also, dialectal/ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/General-American/ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/General-American, cot-caught-merger
  1. A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

  2. An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.

  3. An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.

    Ancient-Rome · Roman-Empire · historical
  4. An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.

  5. An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.

  6. The parts of a country outside its national capital.

    in-plural · with-definite-article
  7. A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.

  8. An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- (“forward”) + vinciō (“to bind, bind about, fetter, tie, fasten, surround, encircle”). Displaced Old English boldġetæl.

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