English Explanatory Dictionary

province

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
  2. An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
  3. An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.
  4. An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
  5. An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
  6. The parts of a country outside its national capital.
  7. A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
  8. An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

prŏv′ĭns /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/ /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/ /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns/ en-us-province.ogg /ˈpɹɒv.əns/ /ˈpɾɔv.ɪns/

Word forms

province provinces

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- (“forward”) + vinciō (“to bind, bind about, fetter, tie, fasten, surround, encircle”). Displaced Old English boldġetæl.

Synonyms

circuit tao dao route lu eparchy countryside flyover country

Related words

provincial

Derived words

bioprovince ecoprovince have-not province have province interprovince intraprovince large igneous province Mecca Province multiprovince Northern Province North Western Province North West Province petrographic province provinceful provincehood province-level city province-level municipality Province of Canada Province of Quebec Provincetown provincewide Rhine Province subprovince United Province of Canada United Provinces
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