plural provinces
1
: any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into
the Canadian provinces
2
: a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in
—usually singular
It's a legal question that is/falls outside my province. [=it does not relate to the area that I know about]
That subject is the special province of this magazine.
Study in that area had once been the exclusive/sole province of academics.
3
: the parts of a country that are away from large cities
They left the city for life in the provinces.
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“Province.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/province. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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