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province /provˈins/ noun- A portion of an empire or a state marked off for purposes of government or in some way historically distinct
- The district over which an archbishop has jurisdiction
- A territorial division of the Jesuits, Templars and other religious orders
- A faunal or floral area (biology)
- A region
- A field of duty, activity or knowledge
- A department
- (in pl) all parts of the country except the capital (esp theatre and press)
ORIGIN: Fr, from L prōvincia an official charge, hence a province provincial /prə-vinˈshl/ adjective - Relating to a province
- Belonging to a province or the provinces
- Local
- Showing the habits and manners of a person from a province or country district
- Unpolished, unsophisticated
- Narrow-minded
noun- An inhabitant of a province or country district
- An unpolished or unsophisticated person
- The superintendent of the heads of the religious houses in a province (RC)
provinˈcialism noun - A manner, mode of speech or turn of thought peculiar to a province or a country district
- A local expression
- The state or quality of being provincial
- The ignorance and narrowness of interests shown by someone who gives his or her attention entirely to local affairs
provinˈcialist noun provinciality /prə-vin-shi-alˈi-ti/ noun provinˈcialize or provinˈcialise transitive verb To make provincial provinˈcially adverb |