province

Plural

provinces

1. 1.A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

2. 2.An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.

   • The telegraph administration refuses to transmit messages either to or from the Provinces of Hu-Peh, Hu-Nan, Kiang-Si, Sze-Chuan, Kwei-Chow, and Yu-Nan^([sic – meaning Yun-Nan]).
   • A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.
   • Doi Inthanon National Park covers 482.40 square kilometers. As one of Thailand’s most popular provinces for tourists, Chiang Mai has plenty of great attractions but one of the best has to be Doi Inthanon National Park.

3. 3.An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.

   • In 1309, neither the Archbishop of Canterbury nor his suffragans would attend in Parliament while the Archbishop of York had the cross borne erect before him in the province of Canterbury.

4. 4.An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.

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• state