Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - province
Province
province
n. 1 a principal administrative division of a country etc. 2 (the provinces) the whole of a country outside the capital, esp. regarded as uncultured, unsophisticated, etc. 3 a sphere of action; business (outside my province as a teacher). 4 a branch of learning etc. (in the province of aesthetics). 5 Eccl. a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan. 6 Rom.Hist. a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L provincia charge, province
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin provincia Date: 14th century 1. a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government, an administrative district or division of a country, all of a country except the metropolises, 2. a division of a country forming the jurisdiction of an archbishop or metropolitan, a territorial unit of a religious order, 3. a biogeographic division of less rank than a region, an area that exhibits essential continuity of geological history, 4. proper or appropriate function or scope ; sphere , a department of knowledge or activity, see: function ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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