province
noun
[ ˈprɒvɪns ]
• a principal administrative division of a country or empire.
• "Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province"
Similar:
territory,
region,
state,
department,
canton,
area,
district,
sector,
zone,
division,
colony,
settlement,
dominion,
fief,
protectorate,
mandate,
dependency,
possession,
holding,
satellite state,
• the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture.
• "I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train"
Similar:
the rest of the country,
middle England/America,
rural areas/districts,
the countryside,
the backwoods,
the wilds,
the wilderness,
the back of beyond,
the sticks,
the middle of nowhere,
the boondocks,
hicksville,
• an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility.
• "she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province"
Similar:
area of responsibility,
area of activity,
area of interest,
area of knowledge,
area,
department,
responsibility,
sphere,
world,
realm,
field,
discipline,
domain,
territory,
orbit,
preserve,
business,
affair,
line of business,
line,
speciality,
forte,
charge,
concern,
worry,
duty,
jurisdiction,
authority,
line of country,
pigeon,
bailiwick,
turf,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.
