Definitions for PROVINCE
ˈprɒv ɪnsprov·ince

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 9 votes

1. state, provincenoun

   the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

   "his state is in the deep south"

2. province, responsibilitynoun

   the proper sphere or extent of your activities

   "it was his province to take care of himself"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. provincenoun

   A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level.

2. provincenoun

   A territorial area within a country.

3. provincenoun

   A jurisdiction; a (literal or figurative) area of authority.

4. provincenoun

   Northern Ireland

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROVINCEnoun

   Etymology: province, Fr. provincia, Latin.

   1. A conquered country; a country governed by a delegate.

   Those provinces these arms of mine did conquer. William Shakespeare.

   Greece, Italy and Sicily were divided into commonwealths, till swallowed up, and made provinces by Rome. William Temple.

   See them broke with toils, or sunk in ease,
   Or infamous for plunder’d provinces. Alexander Pope.

   2. The proper office or business of any one.

   I am fit for honour’s toughest task;
   Nor ever yet found fooling was my province. Thomas Otway.

   Nor can I alone sustain this day’s province. More.

   ’Tis thine, whate’er is pleasant, good or fair;
   All nature is thy province, life thy care. Dryden.

   ’Tis not the pretor’s province to bestow
   True freedom. John Dryden, Persius.

   The woman’s province is to be careful in her œconomy, and chaste in her affection. Tatler.

   3. A region; a tract.

   Over many a tract
   Of heav’n they march’d, and many a province wide. John Milton.

   Their understandings are cooped up in narrow bounds; so that they never look abroad into other provinces of the intellectual world. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Province

   A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term province has since been adopted by many countries. In some countries with no actual provinces, "the provinces" is a metaphorical term meaning "outside the capital city". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers, others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities. Many have their own powers independent of central or federal authority, especially in Canada and Pakistan. In other countries, like China or France, provinces are the creation of central government, with very little autonomy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

1. Provincenoun

   a country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy

2. Provincenoun

   a country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital

3. Provincenoun

   a region of country; a tract; a district

4. Provincenoun

   a region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority

5. Provincenoun

   the proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere

6. Provincenoun

   specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada

7. Etymology: [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See Victor.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Province

   A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Province

   prov′ins, n. a portion of an empire or a state marked off for purposes of government: a part of a country as distinguished from the capital: the district over which a governor or an archbishop has jurisdiction: a region: a business or duty: a person's business or calling: a department of knowledge.—adj. Provin′cial, relating to a province: belonging to a division of a country: local: showing the habits and manners of a province: unpolished: narrow.—n. an inhabitant of a province or country district: (R.C.) the superintendent of the heads of the religious houses in a province.—v.t. Provin′cialise, to render provincial:—pr.p. provin′cialīsing; pa.p. provin′cialīsed.—ns. Provin′cialism, a manner, a mode of speech, or a turn of thought peculiar to a province or a country district: a local expression: narrowness; Provincial′ity.—adv. Provin′cially.—Provincial letters, a series of letters written (1656-57) by Pascal against the doctrines and policy of the Jesuits. [Fr.,—L. provincia, a province; perh. pro, for, vincĕre, to conquer.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. province

   The province symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the province symbol and its characteristic.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROVINCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Province is ranked #16926 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Province surname appeared 1,681 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Province.
   
   90.3% or 1,518 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 64 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Sphere

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROVINCE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4025

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROVINCE' in Nouns Frequency: #1300

How to pronounce PROVINCE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PROVINCE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROVINCE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROVINCE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PROVINCE in a Sentence

1. Prime Minister Scott Morrison:

   We have taken a decision this morning to prepare a plan for an operation to provide some assisted departures for isolated and vulnerable Australians in Wuhan and the Hubei province.

2. Bosco Wong:

   It is quite convenient for businesses, but this rail is clearly about further integrating Hong Kong with mainland China, i don't know whether it is really good if we just become another city in the Guangdong province.

3. Cory Jacob:

   There's definitely more smiles around the province after the rain, but we can't overplay the fact that there was damage done.

4. John Lohr:

   It has the potential to be very dangerous, impacts are projected to be felt across the province.

5. Wang Guiqiang:

   > SummaryCompaniesSome cities say peak of COVID infections was last monthToo early to say how many infections are severe-Chinese expertChina embassy in South Korea suspends short-term visasChinese state media criticise Pfizer over Paxlovid priceBEIJING, Jan 10( Reuters) - Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact.A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by Peoples Daily, Peoples Daily, said infections have been declining in the capital Beijing and several Chinese provinces. One official was quoted as saying nearly all the 100 million people in Henan province had already been infected.The virus has been spreading freely in China since a policy U-turn in early December after protests against a zero-COVID regime ruthlessly enforced for three years. China reopened its borders on Sunday, removing the last major restrictions.The frequent lockdowns, relentless testing and various levels of movement curbs since early 2020 have brought the worlds second-largest economy to one of its slowest growth rates in nearly half a century and caused widespread distress.With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and has been reporting five or fewer deaths a day since the policy U-turn, figures that have been disputed by the World Health Organisation.Many Chinese funeral homes and hospitals say they are overwhelmed, and international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths in China this year.On Tuesday, a Health Times compilation of reports from local government officials and health experts across the country, suggested the COVID wave may be past its peak in many regions.Kan Quan, director of the Office of the Henan Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control, was cited as saying the infection rate in the central province was nearly 90 % as of Jan. 6. The number of patients at clinics in the province reached a peak on Dec. 19, but the number of severe cases was still high, he said, without giving further details.Yin Yong, acting mayor of Beijing, was cited as saying the capital was also past its peak. Li Pan, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission in the city of Chongqing said the peak there was reached on Dec. 20. In the province of Jiangsu, the peak was reached on Dec. 22, while in Zheijiang province the first wave of infections has passed smoothly, officials said. Two cities in the southern Guangdong province, Chinas manufacturing heartland, reached their peaks before the end of the year.Separately in the state-run China Daily, a prominent health official said the percentage of severe cases remained unclear.It is still too early to conclude the overall percentage of severe and critical COVID patients in China as different types of hospitals report different numbers, Wang Guiqiang, head of Peking University First Hospitals infectious disease department, was quoted as saying.PFIZER CRITICISMChina has dismissed criticism over its data as politically-motivated attempts to smear its success in handling the pandemic and said any future mutations are likely to be more infectious but cause less severe illness.Testing requirements introduced by several countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain, France and others in response to Chinas COVID outbreak, were called out by foreign ministry as discriminatory.Financial markets see the new curbs as mere inconvenience, with the yuan hitting a nearly five-month high on Tuesday.South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups were among those licking their lips at the prospect of more Chinese tourists.Although Beijing also demands negative COVID test results from people landing in China, officials have threatened retaliation against countries mandating tests for visitors from China.The Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Tuesday it will stop issuing short-term visas for Korean citizens.State media has also taken a swipe at Pfizer Inc( PFE.N) over the price for its COVID treatment Paxlovid.It is not a secret that U.S. capital forces have already accumulated quite a fortune from the world via selling vaccines and drugs, and the U.S. government has been coordinating all along, nationalist tabloid Global Times said in an editorial.Pfizers Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday the company was in discussions with Chinese authorities about a price for Paxlovid, but not over licensing a generic version in China.The abrupt change of course in COVID policies has left Chinas health system unprepared, with many hospitals ill-equipped to handle patients in critical conditions and smaller cities scrambling to secure basic anti-fever drug supplies.Yu Weishi, chairman of Youcare Pharmaceutical Group, told Reuters Li Pan firm boosted output of its anti-fever drugs five-fold to one million boxes a day in the past month.Wang Lili, general manager at another pharmaceutical firm, CR Double Crane, told Reuters that intravenous drips were their most in-demand product.The company has since Jan. 5 done away with weekends to meet demand.We are running 24/7.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROVINCE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Province
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PROVINCE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PROVINCE
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PROVINCE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PROVINCE
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html