province

Speech parts

1. province - Noun

2. Province - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

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

A region of country; a tract; a district.

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.

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

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

state department canton county area land field region district domain zone responsibility jurisdiction sphere realm
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Antonyms

private sea break angle colony ban
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Hypernyms

arena area field domain orbit sphere

Hyponyms

commonwealth eparchy American state Soviet Socialist Republic Australian state Italian region

Related terms

provincial

Phrases with the word

Mecca Province Province of Canada Province of Quebec United Province of Canada equatorial guinea province autonomous province

Examples

his state is in the deep south Source: Internet

it was his province to take care of himself Source: Internet

A B.C. mother is fighting the province and her First Nation to try and keep her children with non-Indigenous foster parents. Source: Internet

A ban on open fires is in effect for much of the province and authorities are asking people to refrain from using fireworks ahead of the Fête nationale holiday on Wednesday. Source: Internet

A B.C. physician is calling for all businesses in the province to help limit the spread of the by eliminating person-to-person transactions. Source: Internet

A B.C. physician is calling for all businesses in the province to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus by eliminating person-to-person transactions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

providor providore Provie province line Province of Canada province of dien bien