Definitions for Province
ˈprɒv ɪnsProv·ince

Princeton's WordNet(3.34 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Provincenoun

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

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

3. Provincenoun

   a region of country; a tract; a district

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

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

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

5. Provincenoun

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

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

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

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

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1. Province

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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1. province

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

Matched Categories

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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   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. Jiao Fei:

   The province's air quality has continuously improved.

2. Ali Shamsi:

   We are  continuously in contact with the Ministry of Counter Narcotics asking them to provide us capability, funds and assets to start the anti-narcotic campaigning in Kandahar province as quickly as possible.

3. John Lilly:

   In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.

4. Lai Man-hong:

   The whole system for promotions -- from teachers, to principals, to local officials, as well as the head of the city or the province -- all are closely linked to the public exam results, this is a systemic problem.

5. Lisel Hintz:

   The border Jens StoltenbergFacts refers to -- the Turkish-Syria border -- was established in 1923 with the Treaty of Lausanne and the founding of the Republic of Turkey. The exception to this is the province of Hatay, which passed from Syrian to Turkish control following a referendum.

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