0 one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its government, which often has some control over its own laws :
the Canadian province of Alberta
Connaught is Ireland's westernmost province.
We are interested in the economic prosperity of both the Province and the Republic of Ireland.
He didn't want to teach at a university in the provinces.
1 a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility:
Renaissance art is not really his province - he specializes in the modern period.
Marketing is within the province of the sales department.
2 a division of a country that has its own government:
The province of Quebec has voted several times on independence from Canada.
3 a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility:
Architecture is within the province of the art department.
He was born in the China's northwest Shanxi province in 1950.
The competition is not open to residents of Alaska, Hawaii and the province of Quebec.
The majority of people in the province are in favour of devolution.
an autonomous province
An Ulster fry is a dish of fried food that is popular throughout the province of Ulster in Ireland.
Catholics who seek closer links between the province and the rest of Ireland
We're not very sophisticated here in the provinces.
