province

About 21.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
3. noun An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.
4. noun An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
5. noun An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
6. noun The parts of a country outside its national capital.
7. noun A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
8. noun An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.

Similar words

territory colony mandate responsibility dominion state territorial dominion provincial district territorial

Often followed by

of and in to was is or had as

Word family

provinces