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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   province

   • IPA[ˈpräv(ə)ns]

   美式

   • n.
     a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires；a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.

   • noun: province, plural noun: provinces

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province 同義詞 territory, region, state, department, canton, ... 更多area, district, sector, zone, division, administrative district/division/unit/area, colony, settlement, dominion, fief, protectorate, mandate, dependency, possession, holding, satellite state
   • ▪ a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.
   • ▪ a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor.
   • 2. British the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train 同義詞 nonmetropolitan areas/counties, the rest of the country, middle England/America, rural areas/districts, the countryside, ... 更多the backwoods, the wilds, the wilderness, the back of beyond, informalthe sticks, the middle of nowhere, the boondocks, hicksville
   • 3. an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility she knew little about wine—that had been her father's province 同義詞 area of responsibility, area of activity, area of interest, area of knowledge, area, ... 更多department, responsibility, sphere, world, realm, field, discipline, domain, territory, orbit, preserve, business, affair, line of business, line, speciality, forte, charge, concern, worry, duty, jurisdiction, authority, Britishline of country, informalpigeon, bailiwick, turf