province
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/
The English word “province” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
- An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
- An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.
- An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
- An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
- The parts of a country outside its national capital.
- A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
- An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
Etymology
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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