English

Pronunciation

Pro*vince PROH-vihns

Etymology

L provincia fr. pro before + vincere win

Noun

province (provinces)

1. A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level.

Related terms

• provincial

Translations

• Bulgarian: провинция (provintsiya) f, област f (oblast)
• Catalan: província f
• Dutch: provincie f
• French: province
• German: Provinz f
• Greek: επαρχεία (eparcheia )
• Italian: provincia
• Latin: provincia
• Russian: област (oblast)
• Spanish: provincia f
• Swedish: provins

See also

• canton
• county
• oblast
• shire
• state
• Wikipedia on provinces

French

Noun

province

Translations

• English: province