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PROV-ins/ˈprɒvɪns/

A province is a large area that is an official part of a country, or a field of knowledge or responsibility: a Canadian province; outside my province. Region is wider; county is a UK local unit. Name the province on the map. Mix-up: prove; provision (already in the dictionary). Do not call a UK county a province unless the source does.

Meaning

A large area that is an official part of a country; also a field of knowledge or responsibility.

Examples

• “Name the province on the map, not a neighbouring country.”
• “Marking is not within my province, which is the responsibility sense in the memo.”

Good to know

a province of; in the provinces; outside someone’s province. Close: region. Trap: provision / UK county by default. Geography, history, and workplaces. An official region, or a remit.

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