Definition of 'province'
Word forms: plural provinces
1. countable noun
2. plural noun
3. singular noun [with poss]
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province in British English
noun
3. See the provinces
7. Roman Catholic Church, Church of England
an ecclesiastical territory, usually consisting of several dioceses, and having an archbishop or metropolitan at its head
8.
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Word origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin prōvincia conquered territory
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province in American English
noun
1.
any of the outside territories controlled and ruled by ancient Rome
2.
3.
a.
a territorial district; territory
4.
enforcing the laws does not fall within the province of this commission
5.
an area, division, or branch of learning or activity
6.
a division of a country under the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan
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Word origin
OFr < L provincia, province < ? IE *prowo- (< base *pro-) > Gr prōira, prow1, OE frea, lord
Word Frequency
province in American English
(ˈprɑvɪns)
noun
SYNONYMS 5. area.1.
an administrative division or unit of a country
2. See the provinces
3.
a country, territory, district, or region
6.
Such decisions do not lie within his province
8.
an ecclesiastical territorial division, as that within which an archbishop or a metropolitan exercises jurisdiction
9. History
10. Roman History
a country or territory outside of Italy, brought under the ancient Roman dominion and administered by a governor sent from Rome
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British English: province
NOUN /ˈprɒvɪns/
A province is a large section of a country which has its own administration.
...the country's southernmost province.
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