an administrative division or unit of a country.

the provinces,

the parts of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities.

(in England) all parts of the country outside of London.

a country, territory, district, or region.

Geography . physiographic province.

a department or branch of learning or activity

the province of mathematics.

sphere or field of activity or authority, as of a person; office, function, or business

Such decisions do not lie within his province.

a major subdivision of British India.

an ecclesiastical territorial division, as that within which an archbishop or a metropolitan exercises jurisdiction.

History/Historical .

any of the North American colonies now forming major administrative divisions of Canada.

any of certain colonies of Great Britain which are now part of the U.S.

Roman History . a country or territory outside of Italy, brought under the ancient Roman dominion and administered by a governor sent from Rome.

Mining . an individual mineral-producing area.

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