Definition of province
1a
: a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government
b
: an administrative district or division of a country
c
provinces plural
: all of a country except the metropolises
2a
: a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan
b
: a territorial unit of a religious order
3a
: a biogeographic division of less rank than a region
b
: an area that exhibits essential continuity of geologic history
also
: one characterized by particular structural or petrological features
4a
: proper or appropriate function or scope : sphere
that question is outside my province
b
: a department of knowledge or activity
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The first known use of province was in the 14th century
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