provincie
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PronunciationEdit
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audio (file) - Hyphenation: pro‧vin‧cie
EtymologyEdit
From Latin prōvincia (“territory brought under Roman domination; official duty, office, charge, province”), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“right judge, master”).
Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (frauja, “lord, master”), Old English frēa (“ruler, lord, king, master”).
NounEdit
provincie f (plural provinciën or provincies, diminutive provincietje n)