Province — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

the proper sphere or extent of your activities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːvɪns/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒvɪns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒvɪns/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːvɪns/.

Examples

his state is in the deep south
it was his province to take care of himself

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

state responsibility

Parts of Speech

noun	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation “his state is in the deep south”
noun	the proper sphere or extent of your activities “it was his province to take care of himself”

Word Forms

provincial

adjective

of or associated with a province

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Provinz

das von einem der konstituierenden Verwaltungsbezirke einer Nation eingenommene Gebiet

🇪🇸Spanish

provincia

el territorio ocupado por uno de los distritos administrativos constituyentes de una nación

🇮🇹Italian

provincia

il territorio occupato da uno dei distretti amministrativi costituenti di una nazione

🇳🇱Dutch

provincie

het gebied dat wordt bezet door een van de samenstellende administratieve districten van een natie

🇵🇹Portuguese

província

o território ocupado por um dos distritos administrativos constituintes de uma nação

🇷🇺Russian

провинция

территория, занимаемая одним из составляющих административных округов страны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रांत

किसी राष्ट्र के घटक प्रशासनिक जिलों में से एक के कब्जे वाला क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রদেশ

একটি জাতির একটি সংবিধানিক প্রশাসনিক জেলা দ্বারা দখলকৃত অঞ্চল

🇮🇳Tamil

மாகாணம்

ஒரு நாட்டின் நிர்வாக மாவட்டங்களில் ஒன்றால் ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள பிரதேசம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రావిన్స్

ఒక దేశం యొక్క రాజ్యాంగ పరిపాలనా జిల్లాలలో ఒకటి ఆక్రమించిన భూభాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रांत

राष्ट्राच्या घटक प्रशासकीय जिल्ह्यांपैकी एकाने व्यापलेला प्रदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાંત

રાષ્ટ્રના ઘટક વહીવટી જિલ્લાઓમાંના એક દ્વારા કબજો કરાયેલ પ્રદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ

ಒಂದು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಒಂದು ಘಟಕದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവിശ്യ

ഒരു രാജ്യത്തിൻ്റെ ഘടക ഭരണ ജില്ലകളിലൊന്ന് കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തിയ പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੂਬਾ

ਇੱਕ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਖੇਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

صوبہ

وہ علاقہ جو کسی قوم کے انتظامی اضلاع میں سے ایک کے زیر قبضہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

省

一个国家的一个行政区所占据的领土

🇯🇵Japanese

州

国の構成行政区の一つが占める領土

🇰🇷Korean

주

국가를 구성하는 행정 구역 중 하나가 차지하는 영토

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tỉnh

lãnh thổ bị chiếm đóng bởi một trong những khu hành chính cấu thành của một quốc gia

🇹🇭Thai

จังหวัด

ดินแดนที่ถูกครอบครองโดยหนึ่งในเขตการปกครองที่เป็นส่วนประกอบของประเทศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

propinsi

wilayah yang ditempati oleh salah satu distrik administratif konstituen suatu negara

🇵🇭Filipino

lalawigan

ang teritoryong inookupahan ng isa sa mga bumubuong distritong administratibo ng isang bansa

🇲🇾Malay

wilayah

wilayah yang diduduki oleh salah satu daerah pentadbiran konstituen sesebuah negara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاطعة

الأراضي التي تحتلها إحدى المناطق الإدارية المكونة للأمة

🇮🇷Persian

استان

قلمرو اشغال شده توسط یکی از مناطق اداری تشکیل دهنده یک ملت

🇹🇷Turkish

vilayet

bir ulusun kurucu idari bölgelerinden birinin işgal ettiği bölge

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָחוֹז

השטח שנכבש על ידי אחד מהמחוזות המנהליים המרכיבים של אומה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'province'?

The primary meaning of 'province' is 'the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation'.

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Using 'province' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'province' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'province' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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