provincie

Czech

Noun

provincie f

1. province (an area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor)
2. province (an administrative subdivision of certain countries)
3. province (an area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses)

Related terms

• provinciální
• provinční

Further reading

• provincie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• provincie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch provincie, 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌproːˈvɪn.si/

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• Hyphenation: pro‧vin‧cie

Noun

provincie f (plural provinciën or provincies, diminutive provincietje n)

1. province
2. countryside, hinterland

Derived terms

• provinciaal
• provinciehoofdstad

Descendants

• Afrikaans: provinsie
• → Malay: provinsi
  • Indonesian: provinsi
  • → Acehnese: propinsi

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Italian

Noun

provincie f

1. plural of provincia

Synonyms

• province

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Romanian

Noun

provincie f (plural provincii)

1. province