[ˈprɒvɪns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a principal administrative division of a country or empire
(e.g: Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province)

- the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture
(e.g: I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train)

- an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility
(e.g: she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin