province
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- noun
- /ˈprɑːvɪns/
- My name is Hamid, I'm from Ghazni province in Afghanistan.
- state or province
- provinces and municipalities
- Canadian province
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- Remember how Caesar invaded your southern province to pay off his debts?
- Now there's a training center in every province being built in Afghanistan.
- These two provinces are now France.
- You have to have all these provinces administered.
- It was in southeast Afghanistan, a province called Zabul in the area called Arghandab.
- The Taliban are in control of the main cities and provinces in even central districts.
- Both Prussia and Austria controlled substantial Polish speaking provinces in the east.
- They range from northern Myanmar, Burma to West Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.
- China is launching pilot programs and a number of provinces to price carbon.
- He said there was one province, Luzon province, Elyseola.
- He was Jewish, but he's like the Eastern European provinces under, under Russia, right?
Examples
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It was in southeast Afghanistan, a province called Zabul in the area called Arghandab.
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I belong to the city of Peshawar, which is in the Northwest province bordering Afghanistan.
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You have to have all these provinces administered.
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The Associated Press has learned that... the chief of the CIA's post in the province, is among the victims.
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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.
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Now there's a training center in every province being built in Afghanistan.
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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
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1.0
A country or region that has its own government
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An area of land controlled by a country or ruler
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A part of a country like a state or province that a local leader runs
Compounds
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
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
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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.