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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"
PROVINCE meaning: 1. one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of province noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PROVINCE meaning: 1 : any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into; 2 : a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in usually singular.
4 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.
n. 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.
