província

See also: provincia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvincia. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈβin.si.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾuˈvin.si.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾoˈvin.si.a]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

província f (plural províncies)

1. province

Related terms

• provincial

Further reading

• “província”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “província” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “província”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvincia.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

província f (plural províncias)

1. province

Related terms

• provincial

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• provincia (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvincia. Doublet of Proença and Provença.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvĩ.si.ɐ/ [pɾoˈvĩ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvĩ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvĩ.si.ɐ/ [pɾoˈvĩ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvĩ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvĩ.si.a/ [pɾoˈvĩ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvĩ.sja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvĩ.sjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvĩ.sjɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈbĩ.sjɐ/ [pɾuˈβĩ.sjɐ]

• Hyphenation: pro‧vín‧ci‧a

Noun

província f (plural províncias)

1. province
2. region

Related terms

• provincial

Further reading

• “província”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “província”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026