prov·ince (pr v  ns)n. 1. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire. 2. A division of territory under the jurisdiction of an archbishop. 3. provinces Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center. 4. A comprehensive area of knowledge, activity, or interest: a topic falling within the province of ancient history. See Synonyms at field. 5. The range of one's proper duties and functions; scope or jurisdiction. 6. Ecology An area of land, less extensive than a region, having a characteristic plant and animal population. 7. Any of various lands outside Italy conquered by the Romans and administered by them as self-contained units. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pr  vincia.] |
province [ˈprɒvɪns]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire
2. (Social Science / Human Geography) a district, territory, or region
3. (Social Science / Human Geography) (plural; usually preceded by the) those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Ecology a subdivision of a region, characterized by a particular fauna and flora
5. (Social Science / Education) an area or branch of learning, activity, etc.
6. the field or extent of a person's activities or office
7. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church Church of England an ecclesiastical territory, usually consisting of several dioceses, and having an archbishop or metropolitan at its head
8. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a major administrative and territorial subdivision of a religious order
9. (Historical Terms) History a region of the Roman Empire outside Italy ruled by a governor from Rome
[from Old French, from Latin prōvincia conquered territory]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  province - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes commonwealth - the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" eparchy - a province in ancient Greece American state - one of the 50 states of the United States Italian region - Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes Canadian province - Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes Australian state - one of the several states constituting Australia Soviet Socialist Republic - one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) |
| 2. | province - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" ecclesiastical province - the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him" |
province
noun
1. region, section, county, district, territory, zone, patch, colony, domain, dependency, tract the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost province
2. area, business, concern, responsibility, part, line, charge, role, post, department, field, duty, function, employment, capacity, orbit, sphere, turf (U.S. slang), pigeon (Brit. informal) Industrial research is the province of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Canadian provinces
South African provinces and provincial capitals
| Province | Capital |
|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Bisho |
| Free State | Bloemfontein |
| Gauteng | Johannesburg |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg |
| Limpopo | Pietersburg |
| Mpumalanga | Nelspruit |
| North-West | Mafikeng |
| Northern Cape | Kimberley |
| Western Cape | Cape Town |
Translations
province [ˈprɒvɪns] N
2. (fig) (= area of knowledge, activity etc) → esfera f, campo m; (= jurisdiction etc) → competencia f
it's not within my province → no es de mi competencia
it's not within my province → no es de mi competencia
3. (Rel) → arzobispado m
province
n
→ Provinz f
provinces pl the provinces → die Provinz
province [ˈprɒvɪns] n → provincia
they live in the provinces → vivono in provincia
it's not within my province (fig) → questo non rientra nel mio campo
province [ˈprɒvɪns] n → provincia
they live in the provinces → vivono in provincia
it's not within my province (fig) → questo non rientra nel mio campo
they live in the provinces → vivono in provincia
it's not within my province (fig) → questo non rientra nel mio campo
province [ˈprɒvɪns] n → provincia
they live in the provinces → vivono in provincia
it's not within my province (fig) → questo non rientra nel mio campo
n province [ˈprovins]
a division of a country, empire etc Britain was once a Roman province. provinsie إقْليم، مُقاطَعَه провинция provincie provins die Provinz επαρχία provincia provints, maakond ایالت؛ استان provinssi province מָחוֹז परमात्मा का विधान tartomány provinsi skattland; fylki; hérað provincia 州, 地方 (행정구역으로서의) 주, 성, 도, (수도 등에 대한) 지방 provincija province; perifērija wilayah provincie landsdel; fylke; provins prowincja província provincie провинция provincia pokrajina provincija provins จังหวัด eyalet 省 провінція; область صوبہ tỉnh 省
adj proˈvincial [-ˈvinʃəl]
provinsiaal إقْليمي провинциален provincionální provinsiel; provins- provinziell επαρχιακός provincial maa- ایالتی؛ استانی maakunnallinen provincial מֶחוֹזִי प्रान्त से संबंधित vidéki(es) provinsial héraðs-; landsbyggðar- provinciale 地方の 주, 도, 지방의, 촌스러운, 지방에서 볼 수 있는 provincijos, provincialus provinces-; provinciāls wilayah provinciaal provins-, fylkes-, provinsiell prowincjonalny provinciano provincial провинциальный provinciálny pokrajinski provincijski regional, provins- ประจำจังหวัด eyalete/taşraya ait 省的 провінційний; периферійний صوبائي cấp tỉnh 省的
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