- province
n. (esp. in Canada)
1) an inland; maritime province
2) the Province of Alberta, Quebec, etc.
* * *['prɒvɪns]Quebecetc.maritime province(esp. in Canada) an inlandthe Province of Alberta
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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Province — Prov ince, n. [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See {Victor}.] 1. (Roman Hist.) A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PROVINCE — s. f. Étendue de pays qui fait partie d un État, et qui comprend plusieurs villes, bourgs, villages, etc., pour l ordinaire sous un même gouvernement. La France était divisée en provinces. La province de Guienne, de Normandie, etc. Les provinces… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
PROVINCE — n. f. étendue de pays qui fait partie d’un état et qui comprend plusieurs villes, bourgs, villages, etc., sous un même gouvernement. La France était divisée en provinces. La province de Guyenne, de Normandie, etc. Les provinces d’un royaume. Ce… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
Province — A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division. Roman provincesThe word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province (13th c.), which comes from the Roman word provincia , which referred to… … Wikipedia
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