Province

Word PROVINCE
Character 8
Hyphenation prov ince
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɒvɪns/

Definitions and meanings of "Province"

What do we mean by province?

A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire. noun

A division of territory under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan. noun

Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center. noun

An area of knowledge, activity, or interest: synonym: field. noun

The range of one's proper duties and functions; scope. noun

An area of land, less extensive than a region, having a characteristic plant and animal population. noun

Any of various lands outside Italy conquered by the Romans and administered by them as self-contained units. noun

Originally, a country of considerable extent which, being reduced under Roman dominion, was remodeled, subjected to the rule of a governor sent from Rome, and charged with such taxes and contributions as the Romans saw fit to impose. The earliest Roman province was Sicily. noun

An administrative division of a country: as, the provinces of Spain; the former provinces of France; more loosely, any important administrative unit, as one of the governments of Russia or of the crownlands of Austria. noun

A part of a country or state as distinguished from the capital or the larger cities; the country: usually in the plural: as, an actor who is starring in the provinces. noun

Eccles., the territory within which an arch bishop or a metropolitan exercises jurisdiction: as, the province of Canterbury; the province of Illinois. noun

In the Roman Catholic Church, one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order, as of the Franciscans, or of the Propaganda. noun

A region of country; a tract; a large extent. noun

The proper duty, office, or business of a person; sphere of action; function. noun

A division in any department of knowledge or activity; a department. noun

In zoology, a prime division of animals; a phylum; a subkingdom; a branch; a type: as, in Owen's classification, the four provinces — Vertebrate., Articulata, Mollusca, and Radiata. The prime divisions of a province are called subprovinces. noun

In zoögeog., a subregion; a faunal area less extensive than a region. Thus, the Nearctic or North American region is zoologically divided into the eastern, middle, and western provinces. noun

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. noun

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

A region of country; a tract; a district. noun

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.

(Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor.

An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.

An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.

(in plural, chiefly with definite article) The parts of a country outside its capital city.

An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Province

The word "province" in example sentences

The constitutional power of disallowance enables the executive of the federal government to disallow provincial government laws, even if the province is acting exclusively within its own jurisdiction. ❋ Uncorrectedproofs (2007)

I will never sacrifice my country but I will always stand up for my province, because my province is the heart of my country and I want that heart to be strong enough to face the challenges and vibrant enough to see the opportunities of the 21st century. ❋ Unknown (2005)

One of the greatest of the issues of importance to my province is the continuing and growing crisis in agriculture and agricultural income. ❋ Unknown (2000)

But, when I look out here, I have some understanding of what this province is about, indeed what this country is about. ❋ Unknown (1985)

Any serious attempt to understand what my province is all about will immediately recognize the historical facts that have led to a very real disparity in the level of public services and the standard of living in our province, as opposed to the rest of Canada. ❋ Unknown (1980)

(Peckford) realized something that Newfoundland politicians, hungry for some tangible sign of development at any cost, had inconveniently ignored for generations -- that the province is a veritable warehouse of natural resources the world needs, and that the world would ultimately be willing to pay Newfoundland's price to get them. ❋ Unknown (1980)

The resolution of educational plans within the province is a controversial area which needs resolving, possibly at the Federal level. ❋ Unknown (1963)

The word which you have chosen as the motto for this province is the key word for mankind and I can wish you no better luck, I can express no better wish for you-for the future than that you may make your contribution as you have made in the most abundant nature in the past to the realization of the fullest meaning of that word. ❋ Unknown (1930)

Any observer will tell you that the chief factor in the successful colonization of our province is the Cure. ❋ Unknown (1922)

After the end of the Punic war, Carthage fell into trouble with her hired soldiers, and did not interfere with the Romans for a long time, while they went on to arrange the government of Sicily into what they called a province, which was ruled by a proprætor for a year after his magistracy at home. ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)

Wall's province is one of the exceptions to the unemployment increases battering provinces across Canada. ❋ Tyler (2009)

What province is it a “major PITA” in to get or renew a card? ❋ Unknown (2009)

But with most of Canada suffering from devastating job losses, this cold province is becoming exactly that. ❋ Tyler (2009)

The province is later renamed British Honduras, a name which persists until it gains independence from Britain, when it reverts to "Belize". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kandahar province is the heartland of the insurgency waged by the Taliban since its regime was toppled in the 2001 U. S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Current electricity prices in Ontario are around $0.08/Kwh, so the province is paying 10 times the current market rate for small-scale solar generation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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