province
Plural: provinces
Noun
- An administrative division of a country or a specific area of expertise.
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- "it was his province to take care of himself"
- A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
- An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
- An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.
- An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
- An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
- The parts of a country outside its national capital.
- A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
- An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
Examples
- Geography words were her special province in Scrabble, always yielding high scores.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- and vinciō. Replaced Old English boldġetæl.
Synonyms
responsibility, state, circuit, countryside, dao, eparchy, flyover country, lu, route, tao
Scrabble Score: 15
province: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprovince: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
province: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary