province

noun

prov·ince ˈprä-vən(t)s How to pronounce province (audio)

: a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government

: an administrative district or division of a country

provinces plural : all of a country except the metropolises

: a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan

: a territorial unit of a religious order

: a biogeographic division of less rank than a region

: an area that exhibits essential continuity of geologic history

also : one characterized by particular structural or petrological features

: proper or appropriate function or scope : sphere

that question is outside my province

: a department of knowledge or activity

Example Sentences

They left the city for life in the provinces. a legal question outside the doctor's province

Recent Examples on the Web The missiles were launched from South Pyongan province, South Korea’s military said, without specifying the flight distance, altitude or the precise launch time.

Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, nine years after a 78-day NATO bombing campaign pushed out Serb forces from the former province.

Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 31 July 2022 Delegates from the KwaZulu-Natal province who remain loyal to former President Jacob Zuma, have argued that the step-aside rule is not implemented consistently and is used by Ramaphosa to silence political rivals.

Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 31 July 2022 Marielle and Pascal Giai, a couple from the French province of Provence, opened the store following its 34-year existence as The Mission Hills Pet Shop.

Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 Granja traveled to Quito in a caravan Monday night from the province of Cotopaxi.

Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Peinado, originally from the Salvadoran province of La Libertad, was a member of the New Ideas party that brought Bukele to power riding a populist tide of disgust with El Salvador’s two-party status quo.

Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Em Phumanny comes from the lush province of Kampong Chhnang, north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital.

Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker, 25 May 2022 Most are Hakka Chinese — an ethnic group mostly from the Guangdong province of China — who arrived more than 150 years prior for menial labor jobs and then made Tahiti home.

Kaila Yu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	provinces
释义	province noun prov·ince ˈprä-vən(t)s 1 a : a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government b : an administrative district or division of a country c provinces plural : all of a country except the metropolises 2 a : a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan b : a territorial unit of a religious order 3 a : a biogeographic division of less rank than a region b : an area that exhibits essential continuity of geologic history also : one characterized by particular structural or petrological features 4 a : proper or appropriate function or scope : sphere that question is outside my province b : a department of knowledge or activity Synonyms area arena bailiwick barony business circle demesne department discipline domain element fief fiefdom field firmament front game kingdom line precinct realm specialty sphere terrain walk See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They left the city for life in the provinces. a legal question outside the doctor's province Recent Examples on the Web The missiles were launched from South Pyongan province, South Korea’s military said, without specifying the flight distance, altitude or the precise launch time. Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, nine years after a 78-day NATO bombing campaign pushed out Serb forces from the former province. Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 31 July 2022 Delegates from the KwaZulu-Natal province who remain loyal to former President Jacob Zuma, have argued that the step-aside rule is not implemented consistently and is used by Ramaphosa to silence political rivals. Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 31 July 2022 Marielle and Pascal Giai, a couple from the French province of Provence, opened the store following its 34-year existence as The Mission Hills Pet Shop. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 Granja traveled to Quito in a caravan Monday night from the province of Cotopaxi. Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 24 June 2022 Peinado, originally from the Salvadoran province of La Libertad, was a member of the New Ideas party that brought Bukele to power riding a populist tide of disgust with El Salvador’s two-party status quo. Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Em Phumanny comes from the lush province of Kampong Chhnang, north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital. Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker, 25 May 2022 Most are Hakka Chinese — an ethnic group mostly from the Guangdong province of China — who arrived more than 150 years prior for menial labor jobs and then made Tahiti home. Kaila Yu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin provincia First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition province noun prov·ince ˈprä-vəns 1 : a part of a country having a government of its own (as one of the divisions of Canada) 2 provinces plural : the part or parts of a country far from the capital or chief city 3 : an area of activity or authority the province of science provinces noun plural of province as in areas a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a legal question outside the doctor's province Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance areas departments realms kingdoms domains territories spheres fields walks specialties terrains elements fiefs baronies bailiwicks disciplines circles arenas fiefdoms precincts businesses fronts games subjects studies confines demesnes lines frontiers professions firmaments pursuits occupations vocations dimensions scopes turfs reaches rackets extents widths subfields subspecialties sweeps breadths amplitudes ambits compasses turves sub-specialties kens
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