Provinz

See also: provinz

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German provincie, from Late Latin provincia (“region, area”), meaning “province, duty, command” in Classical Latin.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Provinz f (genitive Provinz, plural Provinzen)

1. province (administrative subdivision)
2. hinterland; backwater (remote area unaffected by new fashions and ideas)

   Er wurde von der Firmenzentrale in eine Außenstelle in der Provinz versetzt.

   He was transferred from the company headquarters to a branch office in the hinterland.

Descendants

• → Danish: provins
• → Norwegian: provins
• → Swedish: provins

Further reading

• “Provinz” in Duden online