Province - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈprɑːvɪns|
Brit.
|ˈprɒvɪns|
noun
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation (syn: state)
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities (syn: responsibility)
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities (syn: responsibility)
it was his province to take care of himself
Extra examples
They left the city for life in the provinces.
...a legal question outside the doctor's province...
Computers were once the exclusive province of scientists and mathematicians.
Denmark was never a province of the Holy Roman Empire.
These plants had a different vulgar name in every province.
The result is highly significant for the future of the province.
The governor of the province has to be a good administrator.
However, the overstock of grain is still a headache in the province.
Word forms
noun
singular: province
plural: provinces
singular: province
plural: provinces
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