单词 | province |
释义 | Word Frequency province(ˈprɒvɪns) noun 1. a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire 2. a district, territory, or region 3. the provinces 4. ecology a subdivision of a region, characterized by a particular fauna and flora 5. an area or branch of learning, activity, etc 6. the field or extent of a person's activities or office 7. Roman Catholic Church, Church of England an ecclesiastical territory, usually consisting of several dioceses, and having an archbishop or metropolitan at its head 8. a major administrative and territorial subdivision of a religious order 9. 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 |
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