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Overview of noun province

      »   The noun province has 2 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts)

• state, province -- (the Territory1.) District, territory, territorial dominion, dominion -- (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
  
  2.) Territory -- (an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory")
  
  territory occupied by one of the Constituent1.) Component, constituent, element -- (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system")
  
  2.) Constituent -- (a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected")
  
  constituent administrative Districts1.) District, territory, territorial dominion, dominion -- (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
  
  1.) Zone, district -- (regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns)
  
  districts of a Nation1.) State, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land")
  
  2.) Nation, land, country -- (the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him")
  
  nation; "his State1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  state is in the Deep1.) Deep -- (the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter")
  
  2.) Trench, deep, oceanic abyss -- (a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor)
  
  deep south")

• province, Responsibility1.) Duty, responsibility, obligation -- (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)
  
  2.) Province, responsibility -- (the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself")
  
  responsibility -- (the Proper1.) Proper -- (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners")
  
  2.) Proper -- (limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper")
  
  proper sphere or Extent1.) Extent -- (the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right")
  
  2.) Extent -- (the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent")
  
  extent of your Activities1.) Activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  activities; "it was his province to Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take care of himself")

Related Terms - "Province"

Meaning 1 of Provincestate, province administrative district, administrative division, territorial division

• Borough1.) Borough -- (one of the administrative divisions of a large City1.) City, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
  
  2.) City -- (an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate")
  
  City - A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
  
  2.) Borough -- (an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament)
  
  Borough - One of the administrative divisions of a large city

• Canton1.) Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton -- (a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)
  
  2.) Canton -- (a small administrative division of a country)
  
  Canton - A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

• city - no definition found

• Commune1.) Commune -- (the smallest administrative district of several European countries)
  
  2.) Commune -- (a body of people or families living together and sharing everything)
  
  Commune - The smallest administrative district of several European countries

• Country1.) Country, state, land -- (the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries")
  
  2.) State, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land")
  
  Country, State1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  State, Land1.) Land -- (the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city")
  
  2.) Land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil")
  
  Land - The territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

• County1.) County -- (a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people")
  
  2.) County -- (the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road")
  
  County - A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"

• County palatine1.) County palatine -- (the territory of a count palatine)
  
  County palatine - The territory of a count palatine

• Department1.) Department, section -- (a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury")
  
  2.) Department -- (the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France))
  
  Department - A specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

• Federal district1.) Federal district -- (a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation)
  
  Federal district - A district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

• Reservation1.) Reservation, reserve -- (a district that is reserved for particular purpose)
  
  2.) Reservation, qualification -- (a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations")
  
  Reservation, Reserve1.) Modesty, reserve -- (formality and propriety of manner)
  
  2.) Reserve, backlog, stockpile -- (something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose)
  
  Reserve - A district that is reserved for particular purpose

• School district1.) School district -- (a district whose public schools are administered together)
  
  School district - A district whose public schools are administered together

• Shire1.) Shire -- (a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county)
  
  2.) Shire, shire horse -- (British breed of large heavy draft horse)
  
  Shire - A former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

• Municipality1.) Municipality -- (an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government)
  
  2.) Municipality -- (people living in a town or city having local self-government)
  
  Municipality - An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

• Prefecture1.) Prefecture -- (the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire))
  
  2.) Prefecture -- (the office of prefect)
  
  Prefecture - The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

• State1.) State -- (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
  
  2.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  State, Province1.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  2.) Province, responsibility -- (the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself")
  
  Province - The group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

• Township1.) Township, town -- (an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal")
  
  Township, Town1.) Town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")
  
  2.) Township, town -- (an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal")
  
  Town - An administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"

• Ward1.) Ward -- (a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another)
  
  2.) Ward -- (a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections)
  
  Ward - A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

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• Lower Egypt1.) Lower Egypt -- (one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta)
  
  Lower Egypt - One of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta

REFRENCED BY

• Upper Egypt1.) Upper Egypt -- (one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan)
  
  Upper Egypt - One of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan

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• Khabarovsk1.) Khabarovsk -- (a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk)
  
  2.) Khabarovsk -- (an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia)
  
  Khabarovsk - A city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk

Meaning 2 of Provinceprovince, responsibility sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena

• Distaff1.) Distaff -- (the sphere of work by women)
  
  2.) Distaff -- (the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning)
  
  Distaff - The sphere of work by women

• Front1.) Presence, front -- (the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company")
  
  2.) Front, front end, forepart -- (the side that is forward or prominent)
  
  Front - The immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

• Kingdom1.) Kingdom, land, realm -- (a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south")
  
  2.) Kingdom -- (a country with a king as head of state)
  
  Kingdom, Land1.) Land -- (the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city")
  
  2.) Land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil")
  
  Land, Realm1.) Kingdom, land, realm -- (a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south")
  
  2.) Domain, region, realm -- (a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult")
  
  Realm - A domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

• Lap1.) Lap -- (the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap")
  
  2.) Lap -- (an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap")
  
  Lap - The upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"

• Political arena1.) Political arena, political sphere -- (a sphere of intense political activity)
  
  Political arena, Political sphere1.) Political arena, political sphere -- (a sphere of intense political activity)
  
  Political sphere - A sphere of intense political activity

• Preserve1.) Preserve -- (a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve")
  
  2.) Preserve -- (a reservation where animals are protected)
  
  Preserve - A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"

• Province1.) State, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
  
  2.) Province, responsibility -- (the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself")
  
  Province, Responsibility1.) Duty, responsibility, obligation -- (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)
  
  2.) Province, responsibility -- (the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself")
  
  Responsibility - The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"