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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
Mar 20, 2024 · Province, in Roman antiquity, a territorial subdivision of the Roman Empire—specifically, the sphere of action and authority of a Roman magistrate who held the imperium, or executive power. The name was at first applied to territories both in Italy and wherever else a Roman official exercised.
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A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term province has since been adopted by many countries.
noun. an administrative division or unit of a country. the provinces, 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.
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:
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.
