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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin prōvincia. Second sense likely due to influence from Russian прови́нция (províncija).

Noun

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provìncija f (plural provìncijos) stress pattern 1 or
proviñcija f (plural proviñcijos) stress pattern 1

  1. province (administrative division in some countries)
  2. backcountry (place far from large urban areas)
  3. (religion) province (ecclesiastical division)

Declension

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provìncija (1):

proviñcija (1):

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Further reading

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  • provincija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • provincija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024