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Definition of province in English: provincenoun ˈprɒvɪnsˈprɑvəns 1A principal administrative division of a country or empire. Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province Example sentencesExamples - During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries AD, the region was administered as a province of the Mogul Empire.
- Although there are provincial divisions, provinces tend to identify with one another by region.
- There is fear that division of the province will ultimately see a dramatic increase in the numbers of military personnel stationed in the contested territory.
- More than 100,0000 pamphlets backing the strike call are being distributed to the provinces ' 50,000 teachers.
- Authorities in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan say most of the province's 26 districts are suffering from severe famine as a result of the drought.
- The train is intended to ease congestion caused by more than 300 000 cars a day travelling between the province's two principal cities.
- That country is made up of three old Ottoman Empire provinces and they do have secessionist tendencies.
- Up until 1830 Algeria was an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire.
- It's time to create a country for the county, for the district, for the province, and step by step create the normal civilian life for them.
- The school is in a poor district of the province and students often go without the simplest of items, let alone educational funds.
- For more than 400 years, Bosnia was an important province of the Ottoman Empire.
- Syria has in effect run Lebanon, once part of the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire, ever since the end of the 15-year-long civil war in Lebanon.
- Incidentally, alderman is an ancient title of rank, dating back beyond the Norman Conquest, indicating someone ruling a province or district.
- To get to oil, diamond and gold rich provinces and districts in most countries of the world, one requires permission and a pass for the visit.
- Fears among the Protestant community of Northern Ireland that it may be on the verge of losing its majority in the province have been eased in the light of the results of the 2001 Census.
- Engcobo is also one of the poorest districts in the province with 76 percent of the population living below the poverty line.
- DARIUS I instituted a major reorganization of the administration and finances of the empire, establishing twenty provinces ruled by Satraps.
- The civil administration of the empire was divided into provinces, each administered by a governor.
- Transylvania and eastern Hungary became autonomous provinces of the Ottoman empire.
- In the early nineteenth century, Egypt was formed as a centralized state out of a province of the Ottoman Empire.
Synonyms territory, region, state, department, canton, area, district, sector, zone, division, administrative district/division/unit/area colony, settlement, dominion, fief, protectorate, mandate, dependency, possession, holding, satellite state - 1.1the ProvinceBritish Northern Ireland.
all-party talks on the future of the Province - 1.2Christian Church A district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.
Example sentencesExamples - The American Church is the wealthiest of all 38 Anglican provinces, and dioceses such as Liberia are almost entirely dependent on its support.
- How has the Lambeth decision affected the Anglican provinces around the world?
- The seven new shared schools are to be built in the ecclesiastical province of Glasgow, which comprises the three dioceses of Glasgow, Motherwell and Paisley.
- Along with the Diocese of Ferns and Ossory it is part of the Dublin province with the Archbishop of Dublin as its metropolitan.
- Bishop Packer will act as chief consecrator on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Metropolitan of the province.
- 1.3Roman History A territory outside Italy under a Roman governor.
Example sentencesExamples - The eastern provinces of the former Roman Empire had always outnumbered those in the west.
- His provincial command included the Roman province of southern Gaul.
- The Romans named the province Dalmatia after the largest and bravest of the tribes living on the coast.
- His long and fierce campaign against the Dacians brought the Dacian province into the Roman sphere.
- Then in 61-60 he served as governor of the Roman province of Further Spain.
2the provincesBritish The whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture. I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train Example sentencesExamples - It did not distribute money to the provinces, which had their own arts budgets.
- He issued a decree appealing to his ministers in the capital and in the provinces to publicize his reform edicts, in the hope that Chinese public opinion would rally to his support.
- Liberal and democratic periodicals flourished both in the capital and the provinces.
- The improvement in the roads led to the rise of bus services from the provinces to the capital, thereby aiding the migration of the rural population into Bangkok.
- Numbers vary from 9,000 to 80,000, 98 per cent of whom descend on the capital from the provinces.
- The overwhelming majority of its members are women from the provinces, that is outside the National Capital District.
Synonyms non-metropolitan areas/counties, the rest of the country, middle England/America, rural areas/districts, the countryside, the backwoods, the wilds, the wilderness, the back of beyond informal the sticks, the middle of nowhere North American informal the boondocks 3one's provinceAn area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility. she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province Example sentencesExamples - Mr Holloway said it was not his province to decide on his own jurisdiction; he could enquire into it, but only make an observation.
- To my fancy he was making a great fuss about nothing, but it was not my province to say so.
Synonyms area of responsibility, area of activity, area of interest, area of knowledge, area, department, responsibility, sphere, world, realm, field, discipline, domain, territory, orbit, preserve, business, affair, line of business, line, speciality, forte, line of country, charge, concern, worry, duty, jurisdiction, authority informal pigeon, bailiwick, turf
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia 'charge, province', of uncertain ultimate origin. Definition of province in US English: provincenounˈprɑvənsˈprävəns 1A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires. Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province Example sentencesExamples - Although there are provincial divisions, provinces tend to identify with one another by region.
- Syria has in effect run Lebanon, once part of the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire, ever since the end of the 15-year-long civil war in Lebanon.
- DARIUS I instituted a major reorganization of the administration and finances of the empire, establishing twenty provinces ruled by Satraps.
- Fears among the Protestant community of Northern Ireland that it may be on the verge of losing its majority in the province have been eased in the light of the results of the 2001 Census.
- More than 100,0000 pamphlets backing the strike call are being distributed to the provinces ' 50,000 teachers.
- In the early nineteenth century, Egypt was formed as a centralized state out of a province of the Ottoman Empire.
- That country is made up of three old Ottoman Empire provinces and they do have secessionist tendencies.
- The train is intended to ease congestion caused by more than 300 000 cars a day travelling between the province's two principal cities.
- Incidentally, alderman is an ancient title of rank, dating back beyond the Norman Conquest, indicating someone ruling a province or district.
- There is fear that division of the province will ultimately see a dramatic increase in the numbers of military personnel stationed in the contested territory.
- The civil administration of the empire was divided into provinces, each administered by a governor.
- Engcobo is also one of the poorest districts in the province with 76 percent of the population living below the poverty line.
- The school is in a poor district of the province and students often go without the simplest of items, let alone educational funds.
- During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries AD, the region was administered as a province of the Mogul Empire.
- Up until 1830 Algeria was an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire.
- For more than 400 years, Bosnia was an important province of the Ottoman Empire.
- Authorities in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan say most of the province's 26 districts are suffering from severe famine as a result of the drought.
- To get to oil, diamond and gold rich provinces and districts in most countries of the world, one requires permission and a pass for the visit.
- Transylvania and eastern Hungary became autonomous provinces of the Ottoman empire.
- It's time to create a country for the county, for the district, for the province, and step by step create the normal civilian life for them.
Synonyms territory, region, state, department, canton, area, district, sector, zone, division, administrative area, administrative district, administrative division, administrative unit - 1.1Christian Church A district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.
Example sentencesExamples - How has the Lambeth decision affected the Anglican provinces around the world?
- The seven new shared schools are to be built in the ecclesiastical province of Glasgow, which comprises the three dioceses of Glasgow, Motherwell and Paisley.
- Along with the Diocese of Ferns and Ossory it is part of the Dublin province with the Archbishop of Dublin as its metropolitan.
- Bishop Packer will act as chief consecrator on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Metropolitan of the province.
- The American Church is the wealthiest of all 38 Anglican provinces, and dioceses such as Liberia are almost entirely dependent on its support.
- 1.2Roman History A territory outside Italy under a Roman governor.
Example sentencesExamples - The eastern provinces of the former Roman Empire had always outnumbered those in the west.
- His long and fierce campaign against the Dacians brought the Dacian province into the Roman sphere.
- The Romans named the province Dalmatia after the largest and bravest of the tribes living on the coast.
- His provincial command included the Roman province of southern Gaul.
- Then in 61-60 he served as governor of the Roman province of Further Spain.
2the provincesBritish The whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture. I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train Example sentencesExamples - Liberal and democratic periodicals flourished both in the capital and the provinces.
- He issued a decree appealing to his ministers in the capital and in the provinces to publicize his reform edicts, in the hope that Chinese public opinion would rally to his support.
- It did not distribute money to the provinces, which had their own arts budgets.
- The improvement in the roads led to the rise of bus services from the provinces to the capital, thereby aiding the migration of the rural population into Bangkok.
- The overwhelming majority of its members are women from the provinces, that is outside the National Capital District.
- Numbers vary from 9,000 to 80,000, 98 per cent of whom descend on the capital from the provinces.
Synonyms non-metropolitan areas, non-metropolitan counties, the rest of the country, middle america, middle england, rural areas, rural districts, the countryside, the backwoods, the wilds, the wilderness, the back of beyond 3one's provinceAn area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility. she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province Example sentencesExamples - To my fancy he was making a great fuss about nothing, but it was not my province to say so.
- Mr Holloway said it was not his province to decide on his own jurisdiction; he could enquire into it, but only make an observation.
Synonyms area of responsibility, area of activity, area of interest, area of knowledge, area, department, responsibility, sphere, world, realm, field, discipline, domain, territory, orbit, preserve, business, affair, line of business, line, speciality, forte, line of country, charge, concern, worry, duty, jurisdiction, authority
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin. |