provinces

noun

1. 1

   A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

2. 2

   An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.

3. 3

   (Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor.

4. 4

   An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.

5. 5

   An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.

6. 6

   (in plural, chiefly with definite article) The parts of a country outside its capital city.

7. 7

   An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.