province

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
  2. noun the proper sphere or extent of your activities

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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state

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