Meaning

8 senses
  1. A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

  2. An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.

    Provinz, Land

    о́бластьóblastʹ, крайkraj, прови́нцияprovíncija

    о́бластьóblastʹ, прові́нціяprovíncija

  3. (Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, historical)An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.

  4. An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.

  5. An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.

  6. (in the plural, with definite article)The parts of a country outside its national capital.

  7. A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.

  8. An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.

More definitions
  • the proper sphere or extent of your activities
  • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

Examples

98 sentences
  1. Here's a list of hotels in the capital and province.

    Ось перелік готелів у столиці та в провінції. — aandrusiak

    ruВот список отелей в столице и в провинции. — odexed

  2. The province is rich in mineral resources.

    Область багата на корисні копалини. — brambury

    deDie Provinz ist reich an Bodenschätzen. — Tamy

  3. I'm the champion of my province.

  4. They were from the same province.

  5. He moved from province to province.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level:
Русский
By meaning 1
a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, f

Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- (“forward”) + vinciō (“to bind, bind about, fetter, tie, fasten, surround, encircle”). Displaced Old English boldġetæl.

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Forms

plural: provinces
Singularprovince
Pluralprovinces

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
principal subdivision of a state:circuitB2routeB2taodaolu
parts of a country outside the capital:countrysideA2
Close in meaning
  • the proper sphere or extent of your activities:responsibility
  • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation:state

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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