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province

province

209 3.0
A large area of a country with its own local government
  • noun
  • /ˈprɑːvɪns/
translation icon : provincia
  • My name is Hamid, I'm from Ghazni province in Afghanistan.
  • state or province
  • provinces and municipalities
  • Canadian province

Remember how Caesar invaded your southern province to pay off his debts?

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Examples

  • It was in southeast Afghanistan, a province called Zabul in the area called Arghandab.

  • I belong to the city of Peshawar, which is in the Northwest province bordering Afghanistan.

  • You have to have all these provinces administered.

  • The Associated Press has learned that... the chief of the CIA's post in the province, is among the victims.

  • By 1996, an estimated 70 percent of users in the province had stopped paying their bills.

    Academic text (2008)
  • This is a volcanic province in southern Italy.

  • Now there's a training center in every province being built in Afghanistan.

  • Saskatchewan is a Canadian prairie province with a total population of slightly under 1.1 million.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The first case occurred in Maniema Province, in Kindu District, on October 13, 2004.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The government announced new policies to improve infrastructure in the rural province.

Synonyms

state
vsprovince
1.0

A country or region that has its own government

is a main internal division within a country rather than a sovereign nation
territory
vsprovince
960 3.0

An area of land controlled by a country or ruler

is an organized administrative unit used for government rather than any controlled land
governorate
vsprovince
  • Formal
2 8.2

A part of a country like a state or province that a local leader runs

is a principal territorial administrative unit not defined by a named leader

Compounds

A province in south-central China known for spicy food and mountains

A former province in southern South Africa that split in 1994 into Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape

A former area in southern South Africa that was divided into smaller regions in 1994

An area of Christian churches led by an archbishop

A province in north-central China with Silk Road history and desert scenery

A coastal province in southern China known for trade and industry

A province in northeastern China that surrounds Beijing and Tianjin

A large province in south-central China known for spicy food and rich culture

A former province in northeastern South Africa that is now divided into several provinces

A province in southern China known for many different cultures, rich plant life, and beautiful scenery

How Big

nation
1.7
state
1.0
region
977 2.0
province
209 3.0
county
949 1.0
district
1.5

Surface Forms

province singular
provinces plural

Etymology

Province comes from Latin parts pro- 'for' and vincere 'to conquer', the same root behind victory. It first meant the land or job given to a Roman official after conquest, so a province is a territory ruled as part of a country.