Middle English edit

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Etymology edit

From Old French province, from Latin provincia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔːvins(ə)/, /ˈprɔvins(ə)/

Noun edit

provynce (plural provynces)

  1. province, area (geographical area)
  2. province, district (administrative division)
  3. A small nation; a city-state
  4. The inhabitants of a province or realm.
  5. (historical) A Roman prōvincia.
  6. (ecclesiastical) An ecclesiastical province.

Descendants edit

  • English: province
    • Tok Pisin: provins
  • Scots: province

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