🌍 PROVINCE: It's all about territories and responsibilities
The term province might just surprise you with its versatility.
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ℹ️ Part of speech
province is a NOUN.
🗣️ Pronunciation
province is pronounced /ˈprɑː.vɪns/ or PRAH-vins.
📚️ Definition
province typically refers to a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires, or a sphere of knowledge or activity.
📰 Examples
Here are some examples of province in usage:
The province of Quebec is the largest in Canada by land area.
Managing the budget is the province of the finance department.
The province of antique dealers includes the ability to discern real items from fake ones.
🧠 Quick vocab quiz
Show what you've learned!
province most nearly means
(A) department
(B) continent
(C) routine
(D) boundary
(E) melody
Scroll down for the answer/s.
💁🏼 Tips!
The word province, when not used to describe an administrative division (for example, of a country), is often used to emphasize that someone has special responsibility for something, or special knowledge about something.
✅ Quiz answer/s
Your answers:
A, department.
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