Meaning of province In English

• 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

  • Asia Minor was Rome's richest province.

  • Connaught is Ireland's westernmost province.

  • in the deep south of Ireland in the province of Munster

  • 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.