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- DictionaryProv·ince/ˈpräv(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires: "Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province"
- 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"
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
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:
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:
noun. an administrative division or unit of a country. the parts of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities. (in England) all parts of the country outside of London. a country, territory, district, or region. Geography. physiographic province. the province of mathematics.
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. In the U.S. we don't have official provinces; we have states and counties.
Definition of province noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. province. noun. /ˈprɒvɪns/ /ˈprɑːvɪns/ [countable] one of the areas that some countries are divided into with its own local government. the provinces of Canada. the central province of Ghor. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
1. an administrative division or unit of a country, esp. any of the 10 principal political units of Canada. 2. the provinces, the parts of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities. 3. a country, territory, district, or region. 4. a. a major region of the earth or biosphere.
