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For me, it's all about the Canadian tuxedo, and maybe a bolero. The province I grew up in in Alberta is pretty much the denim capital of Canada. The first premier of Alberta started Grand Western Garment, which Levi's bought later on.
Mac DeMarco

Meaning of "province" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROVINCE

From Old French, from Latin prōvincia conquered territory.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVINCE

province  [ˈprɒvɪns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVINCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Province is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVINCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.

Definition of province in the English dictionary

The first definition of province in the dictionary is a territory governed as a unit of a country or empire. Other definition of province is a district, territory, or region. Province is also a subdivision of a region, characterized by a particular fauna and flora.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVINCE


convince
kənˈvɪns
coprince
kəʊˈprɪns
evince
ɪˈvɪns
intrince
ɪnˈtrɪns
mince
mɪns
Port-au-Prince
ˈpɔːtəʊˈprɪns
prerinse
priːˈrɪns
prince
prɪns
quince
kwɪns
reconvince
ˌriːkənˈvɪns
rinse
rɪns
since
sɪns
wince
wɪns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVINCE

providential
providentially
providently
provider
providing
provinces
Provincetown
provincewide
provincial
Provincial Council
provincial police
provincialise
provincialism
provincialist
provinciality
provincialize
provincially
provine
proving
proving ground

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVINCE

Black Prince
Cape of Good Hope Province
Cape Province
crown prince
Eastern Province
flowering quince
Japanese quince
merchant prince
North-West Frontier Province
Northern Province
the Black Prince
Western Province

Synonyms and antonyms of province in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVINCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «province» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of province

Translation of «province» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVINCE

Find out the translation of province to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of province from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «province» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provincia
570 millions of speakers

English

province
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रांत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محافظة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провинция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

província
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রদেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

province
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wilayah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Provinz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provinsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாகாணத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रांत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

il
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provincia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowincja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провінція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provincie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαρχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provinsie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provins
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provinsen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of province

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVINCE»

The term «province» is very widely used and occupies the 4.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVINCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «province» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «province» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about province

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROVINCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word province.
1
Damon Albarn
China is one of those vast, continental conglomerates that... I mean, if they were to start a tourist trade in China, they'd just bus people in from another province, you know what I mean? They're very self-contained.
2
Marcus Aurelius
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.
3
Henry Walter Bates
The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents.
4
Anthony Bourdain
Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's inseparable from those from the get-go.
5
Tom Chatfield
The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing remained among the most elite human activities: the province of monarchs, priests and nobles who reserved for themselves the privilege of lasting words.
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Carl von Clausewitz
War is the province of danger.
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Ivica Dacic
An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation, would be acceptable.
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Mac DeMarco
For me, it's all about the Canadian tuxedo, and maybe a bolero. The province I grew up in in Alberta is pretty much the denim capital of Canada. The first premier of Alberta started Grand Western Garment, which Levi's bought later on.
9
Philippe Falardeau
In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French, and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the subject of immigration and racial tension, it's an issue that concerns Montreal.
10
Sheri Fink
Ever since Katrina, there has been a proliferation of efforts at the state level and among hospital administrators to come up with guidelines that would help professionals stuck in a situation like this to prioritize patients. These are questions of values much more than they are of medicine or nursing. They're the province of everybody.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVINCE»

Discover the use of province in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to province and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Province of Administrative Law
This book draws upon the experiences of several jurisdictions to analyse the scope, development and future of administrative law.
Michael Taggart, 1997
2
In the American Province: Studies in the History and ...
Hollinger's work is in the vanguard of recent intellectual history and it is a joy to observe a true intellectual in discourse with his peers." -- History: Reviews of Books.
David A. Hollinger, 1989
3
The Province of Legislation Determined: Legal Theory in ...
A comprehensive account of English legal thought in the age of Blackstone and Bentham for nearly a century, The Province of Legislation Determined advances an ambitious reinterpretation of eighteenth-century attitudes to social change and ...
David Lieberman, 2002
4
Blue-green Province: The Environment and the Political ...
In Blue-Green Province, Mark Winfield takes a long-overduelook at the crucial relationship between Ontario’s environmentalpolicy and its politics and economy.
Mark Winfield, 2011
5
War Comes to Long An: Revolutionary Conflict in a Vietnamese ...
Two new forewords by Robert K. Brigham of Vassar College and Jeffrey Record of the Air War College explore the book's enduring influence. A new end chapter offers previously unpublished scholarship on the conflict.
Jeffrey Race, 1973
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Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and ...
Through this study of the province of Nizhnii Novgorod in the nineteenth century, far from the power centers of Petersburg or Moscow, Evtuhov demonstrates how almost everything we thought we knew about Russian society was wrong.
Catherine Evtuhov, 2011
7
Nation and Province in the First British Empire: Scotland ...
For more than four decades, historians have devoted ever-increasing attention to the affinities that linked Scotland with the American colonies in the eighteenth century. This volume moves beyond earlier discussion in two ways.
Ned C. Landsman, 2001
8
British Tertiary volcanic province
This volume deals with the excellently exposed rocks of the British Tertiary Volcanic Province on the west coast of Scotland.
Charles Henry Emeleus, M. C. Gyopari, 1992
9
The Province and Function of Law: Law as Logic, Justice and ...
This study is called the "greatest juristic volume of the twentieth century.
Julius Stone, 1946
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A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and ...
Ing of SiAlkot and Gujrat, the pottery of Multan, and the beautiful jewellery and miniature painting of Delhi, have acquired a fame extending far beyond the limits of the Province. Ibbeteon, § 4. ^ BouNDABiBS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS.
‎1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVINCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term province is used in the context of the following news items.
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ISIS Affiliate in Egypt, Sinai Province, Says It Fired Rocket at Naval …
The militant group Sinai Province has focused mainly on attacking Egyptian soldiers and police in the Sinai peninsula, killing hundreds since the army toppled ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
2
China typhoon: Chan-hom hits coast of Zhejiang province
Powerful typhoon Chan-hom has made landfall along the coast of China's eastern Zhejiang province. Almost one million people have been evacuated from ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Elementary teachers to take strike action across province on Monday
"We have committed to a process where we are going to inform our members across the province face-to-face in meetings this week and we will be confirming ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, May 15»
4
Landslide in remote Afghanistan province kills at least 52: official
KABUL, Afghanistan — A massive landslide in a remote province in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least 52 people on Tuesday, a provincial official said. «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
5
Taliban launch offensive in northern Afghan province
Thousands of Taliban fighters attacked Afghan forces in the northern province of Kunduz in an effort to seize control of the provincial capital and outlying districts. «Long War Journal, Apr 15»
6
Province unveils $130B infrastructure push in Ontario budget
Saddled with a budget shortfall he hopes to eliminate in 2017-18 — in time for the October 2018 provincial election — Sousa said average annual increases on ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
7
Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province
After being driven out of Tikrit, the Islamic State has renewed its push into Western Anbar province. The government in Baghdad is wary of letting in fleeing ... «PBS NewsHour, Apr 15»
8
How alcohol is sold in provinces across Canada
Ontario announced Thursday it will allow beer to be sold in hundreds of grocery stores. Here's how alcohol is sold in other Canadian provinces:. «CityNews, Apr 15»
9
Nova Scotia film tax credit supporters rally at Province House
William Shatner lent his support to Nova Scotia's film industry on Wednesday, as thousands of people protested planned cuts to a tax credit outside of Province ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
10
Budget unveiled: Province to introduce new taxes, run deficit
The provincial government released a budget Thursday they said will provide long-term stability but hold the line on spending. Budget 2015 included deficits for ... «CTV News, Mar 15»

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