subprovincen.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌprɒvɪns/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌprɑv(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, province n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + province n. With early use in ecclesiastical contexts compare sub-provincial n.

A division or part of a province; an area within a province; a subordinate province.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > subdivision

subprovince1665

sub-district1790

1665 J. Eliot Communion of Churches 16 If a Nation be divided into (at least) Twelve Ecclesiastical Provinces, and every one of these divided into (at least) Twelve Sub-provinces, and every one of these into (at least) Twelve Precincts of first Councils; then they will have Four Orders of Councils within the Nation.

1792 A. Young Trav. France 326 I am in the neighbourhood of the sub-province of Bresse.

1824 N. Mill Hist. Mexico 206 The province of Guatimala is divided into districts or sub-provinces.

1898 Jrnl. School Geogr. (U.S.) Oct. 286 The sub-province known as the Great Plains.

1910 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 20 544 In eastern North America there were two distinct subprovinces of the Middle Devonic.

1989 E. Achtemeier Preaching from Old Test. 128 The date is 520 B.C., Judah is in desperate straits as a tiny subprovince of the Persian Empire.

2003 J. H. Poncio & M. Young Girocho x. 100 Baguio..was the capital of the subprovince of Benguet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subprovince
释义	subprovincen. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌprɒvɪns/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌprɑv(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, province n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + province n. With early use in ecclesiastical contexts compare sub-provincial n. A division or part of a province; an area within a province; a subordinate province. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > subdivision subprovince1665 sub-district1790 1665 J. Eliot Communion of Churches 16 If a Nation be divided into (at least) Twelve Ecclesiastical Provinces, and every one of these divided into (at least) Twelve Sub-provinces, and every one of these into (at least) Twelve Precincts of first Councils; then they will have Four Orders of Councils within the Nation. 1792 A. Young Trav. France 326 I am in the neighbourhood of the sub-province of Bresse. 1824 N. Mill Hist. Mexico 206 The province of Guatimala is divided into districts or sub-provinces. 1898 Jrnl. School Geogr. (U.S.) Oct. 286 The sub-province known as the Great Plains. 1910 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 20 544 In eastern North America there were two distinct subprovinces of the Middle Devonic. 1989 E. Achtemeier Preaching from Old Test. 128 The date is 520 B.C., Judah is in desperate straits as a tiny subprovince of the Persian Empire. 2003 J. H. Poncio & M. Young Girocho x. 100 Baguio..was the capital of the subprovince of Benguet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1665
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