province

8 definitions • 13 examples

one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its government, which often has some control over its own laws :

the Canadian province of Alberta

Asia Minor was Rome's richest province.

one of the four areas into which Ireland has traditionally been divided:

Connaught is Ireland's westernmost province.

in the deep south of Ireland in the province of Munster

Northern Ireland:

We are interested in the economic prosperity of both the Province and the Republic of Ireland.

the parts of a country that are not the capital city or near a large city:

He didn't want to teach at a university in the provinces.

a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility:

the province of Marketing is within the province of the sales department.

Renaissance art is not really his province - he specializes in the modern period.

I didn't feel it was my province to give legal advice.

With this kind of interdisciplinary approach, everything is your province.

This kind of spyware has largely been the province of internet fraudsters.

a division of a country that has its own government:

The province of Quebec has voted several times on independence from Canada.

The provinces are the parts of a country outside its capital or most important city.

a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility:

Architecture is within the province of the art department.