Province Definition
prŏvĭns
provinces
noun
provinces
An administrative division of a country; specif., any of the ten main administrative divisions of Canada.
Webster's New World
A territorial district; territory.
Webster's New World
The parts of a country removed from the capital and the populated, cultural centers.
Webster's New World
Any of the outside territories controlled and ruled by ancient Rome.
Webster's New World
A division of a country under the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(UK) Northern Ireland.
Wiktionary
Origin of Province
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From Middle English provynce, from Old French *province, from Latin prōvincia (“territory brought under Roman domination; official duty, office, charge, province"), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“right judge, master"). Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (frauja, “lord, master"), Old English frÄ“a (“ruler, lord, king, master"). See also frow.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French from Latin prōvincia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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