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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /
NOUN
area of rule, responsibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
colony county department district part region territory zone
STRONG
arena bailiwick business calling canton capacity champaign charge concern demesne dependency division domain dominion duty employment field function jurisdiction line office orbit post pursuit realm role section shire sphere terrain tract walk work
Antonyms
STRONG
avocation entertainment fun recreation retreat unemployment whole

Example Sentences

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I was visiting my grandfather’s hometown in Xingguo county, in southern Jiangxi province, shortly after I learned I was being expelled from China along with some other American journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Iranian military said the US operation had used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Earlier reports suggested the missing crew member might be in the mountainous area of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, in the southwestern regions of Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Beijing moved Ma into regional politics in late 2013, naming him law-enforcement chief and deputy party secretary for the prosperous southeastern province of Guangdong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“El Jefe has not visited our province for a while now,” he began.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez