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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"
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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROVINCE. 1. [count] : any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into. the Canadian provinces. 2. [count] : a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in — usually singular.
3 days ago · 9 meanings: 1. a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire 2. a district, territory, or region 3. → See the provinces.... Click for more definitions.
sphere or field of activity or authority, as of a person; office, function, or business: Such decisions do not lie within his province. a major subdivision of British India. an ecclesiastical territorial division, as that within which an archbishop or a metropolitan exercises jurisdiction.
