1 [C] one of the areas that some countries are divided into with its own local government:
the provinces of Canada
2 (the provinces) [pl.] (BrE) all the parts of a country except the capital city:
The show will tour the provinces after it closes in London. * a shy young man from the provinces
3 [sing.] (formal) a person's particular area of knowledge, interest or responsibility:
Such decisions are normally the province of higher management. * I'm afraid the matter is outside my province (= I cannot or need not deal with it).
4 [C] an area that an ARCHBISHOP is responsible for
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is province a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, province is tagged as noun.
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