province
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
Noun 4 meanings
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- (“forward”) + vinciō (“to bind, bind about, fetter, tie, fasten, surround, encircle”). Displaced Old English boldġetæl.
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PROVINCE at a glance
PROVINCE has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + V 4 + I 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,126 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with province
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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