province
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin provincia, usually taken as pro (“before”) + vincere (“win”), but this doesn't fit the earliest uses of the word.[1]
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[edit] Noun
province (plural provinces)
- A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level.
- A territorial area within a country.
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level
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[edit] Proper noun
the province
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[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
province f. (plural provinces)
- province
- The inhabitants of a province, or of provincial France
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province f. pl.
- Plural form of provincia.