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province

[ prov-ins ]

noun

  1. an administrative division or unit of a country.
  2. the provinces,
    1. the parts of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities.
    2. (in England) all parts of the country outside of London.
  3. a country, territory, district, or region.
  4. a department or branch of learning or activity:

    the province of mathematics.

    Synonyms:

  5. sphere or field of activity or authority, as of a person; office, function, or business:

    Such decisions do not lie within his province.

  6. a major subdivision of British India.
  7. an ecclesiastical territorial division, as that within which an archbishop or a metropolitan exercises jurisdiction.
  8. History/Historical.
    1. any of the North American colonies now forming major administrative divisions of Canada.
    2. any of certain colonies of Great Britain which are now part of the U.S.
  9. Roman History. a country or territory outside of Italy, brought under the ancient Roman dominion and administered by a governor sent from Rome.
  10. Mining. an individual mineral-producing area.


province

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noun

  1. a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire
  2. a district, territory, or region
  3. the provinces
    plural those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
  4. ecology a subdivision of a region, characterized by a particular fauna and flora
  5. an area or branch of learning, activity, etc
  6. the field or extent of a person's activities or office
  7. RC Church Church of England an ecclesiastical territory, usually consisting of several dioceses, and having an archbishop or metropolitan at its head
  8. a major administrative and territorial subdivision of a religious order
  9. history a region of the Roman Empire outside Italy ruled by a governor from Rome
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of province1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ±è°ùű¹¾±²Ô³¦¾±²¹ “province, official chargeâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of province1

C14: from Old French, from Latin ±è°ùű¹¾±²Ô³¦¾±²¹ conquered territory
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So far, said committee spokesman Yasser Farhan, the panel has investigated only the province of Latakia but will soon move to neighboring provinces.

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Israeli troops are also making regular incursions into Syria's south-western provinces, vowing to prevent the presence of any armed groups or government forces there.

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And these positions could be made more attractive by the promise of advancement to union leadership positions, now too often the province of those who process membership grievances rather than working to widen unions’ reach.

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She noted that her province sends most of its oil and gas to the US, and has criticised the federal Liberal government for environmental policies that she argues have blocked Alberta's oil to other markets.

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The man, who has not been named, was performing an ancestral rite by a family grave on a hill in Uiseong county, North Gyeongsang province, at the time.

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