Province
noun
A part of a country with its own government for local matters.
Alberta is one of Canada's ten provinces.
Often appears as...
- canadian province
- provincial government
noun
A big area or part of a particular activity or of knowledge.
The responsibility for social care has become the province of local governments.
Often appears as...
- province of knowledge
- province of decision making
noun
Used to refer to parts of a country outside of the capital or largest cities.
She decided to travel in the provinces to understand the country better.
Often appears as...
- travel in the provinces
- province living
noun
In the Roman Empire, an area ruled by a governor.
Gaul was once a province of the Roman Empire.
Often appears as...
- roman province
- province governor
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Historical
noun
A part of a country with its own government for local matters.
Alberta is one of Canada's ten provinces.
Often appears as...
- canadian province
- provincial government
noun
A big area or part of a particular activity or of knowledge.
The responsibility for social care has become the province of local governments.
Often appears as...
- province of knowledge
- province of decision making
noun
Used to refer to parts of a country outside of the capital or largest cities.
She decided to travel in the provinces to understand the country better.
Often appears as...
- travel in the provinces
- province living
noun
In the Roman Empire, an area ruled by a governor.
Gaul was once a province of the Roman Empire.
Often appears as...
- roman province
- province governor
Usage tips
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Local Autonomy
Provinces often have their own governments with certain powers separate from the national government.
The provincial government of Quebec has its own policies on language use.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Identity
A province can have its own unique cultural or geographical identity within a country.
Nunavut is a Canadian province known for its Inuit culture.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Role
Provinces may have specific economic roles, such as being agricultural hubs or industrial centers.
The province of Saskatchewan is a major wheat producer.
Pro Tip 1/3Local Autonomy
Provinces often have their own governments with certain powers separate from the national government.
The provincial government of Quebec has its own policies on language use.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Identity
A province can have its own unique cultural or geographical identity within a country.
Nunavut is a Canadian province known for its Inuit culture.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Role
Provinces may have specific economic roles, such as being agricultural hubs or industrial centers.
The province of Saskatchewan is a major wheat producer.
Pro Tip 1/3Local Autonomy
Provinces often have their own governments with certain powers separate from the national government.
The provincial government of Quebec has its own policies on language use.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Identity
A province can have its own unique cultural or geographical identity within a country.
Nunavut is a Canadian province known for its Inuit culture.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Role
Provinces may have specific economic roles, such as being agricultural hubs or industrial centers.
The province of Saskatchewan is a major wheat producer.
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What the world can learn...
and if we walked through the time line, I think it would be pretty apparent the decisions that they made kept the coronavirus from really exploding across the entire country and really limited it to one province and mostly one city. But there were also many, many missteps, and those are things that I think the world can also learn from,
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Which country does the...
They're also all rich. This depressed me, because one of the things that I did not want to discover with this index is that it's purely the province of rich countries to help poor countries. This is not what it's all about. And indeed, if you look further down the list, I don't have the slide here, you will see
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Tan Le: My immigration...
Because being an insider can so easily mean collapsing the horizons, can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province. I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough now to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.
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Protecting the Hooded...
very emblematic species maybe not to the world but yes to this part of of argentina and patagonia it's an endemic species just to this province and many people around this area feel very identified by the species it's it's also magnificent i mean if
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History vs. Augustus -...
Mere optics. He used his military influence and personal wealth to stack the Senate in his favor, while retaining the powers of a tribune and the right to celebrate military triumphs. He kept control of provinces with the most legions.
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Why I must come out PIPE...
the organizers would have to move it inside someone's house. I also experienced the goodness of strangers, especially when we would travel in remote provinces in the Philippines. But most importantly, I met
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Can you create love...
earth like space is always about emotions this is a passion pool and this one is for a Chinese bakery brand in shenzhen guangdong province which opens in a few weeks time this chinese brand
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Circumcision PIPE National...
the eastern cape province of south africa is home to the kosa people one of the nation's largest tribes the cosa live in the modern world but
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Soar Over the Lush Rice...
for two thousand years the mountains of fu Gao province have been cultivated with terrorist rice fields that stretched thousands of feet high
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In Cambodia, a City of...
deep in the forests of cambodia siem reap province an ancient stone city soars skyward
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What the world can learn...
and if we walked through the time line, I think it would be pretty apparent the decisions that they made kept the coronavirus from really exploding across the entire country and really limited it to one province and mostly one city. But there were also many, many missteps, and those are things that I think the world can also learn from,
Video examples
Which country does the...
They're also all rich. This depressed me, because one of the things that I did not want to discover with this index is that it's purely the province of rich countries to help poor countries. This is not what it's all about. And indeed, if you look further down the list, I don't have the slide here, you will see
Video examples
Tan Le: My immigration...
Because being an insider can so easily mean collapsing the horizons, can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province. I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough now to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.
Video examples
Protecting the Hooded...
very emblematic species maybe not to the world but yes to this part of of argentina and patagonia it's an endemic species just to this province and many people around this area feel very identified by the species it's it's also magnificent i mean if
Video examples
History vs. Augustus -...
Mere optics. He used his military influence and personal wealth to stack the Senate in his favor, while retaining the powers of a tribune and the right to celebrate military triumphs. He kept control of provinces with the most legions.
Video examples
Why I must come out PIPE...
the organizers would have to move it inside someone's house. I also experienced the goodness of strangers, especially when we would travel in remote provinces in the Philippines. But most importantly, I met
Video examples
Can you create love...
earth like space is always about emotions this is a passion pool and this one is for a Chinese bakery brand in shenzhen guangdong province which opens in a few weeks time this chinese brand
Video examples
Circumcision PIPE National...
the eastern cape province of south africa is home to the kosa people one of the nation's largest tribes the cosa live in the modern world but
Video examples
Soar Over the Lush Rice...
for two thousand years the mountains of fu Gao province have been cultivated with terrorist rice fields that stretched thousands of feet high
Video examples
In Cambodia, a City of...
deep in the forests of cambodia siem reap province an ancient stone city soars skyward
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Quote examples
Sidney Lanier
American Poet
But I cannot bring myself to believe that I was intended for a musician, because it seems so small a business in comparison with other things which, it seems to me, I might do. Question here: 'What is the province of music in the economy of the world?
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David Whyte
English Poet
It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life.
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Elizabeth May
Canadian Politician
The most important thing is guaranteed livable income, which will take a while to bring in because it means all the provinces have to participate.
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Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistani Politician
In view of the importance of education, Punjab government is making all-out efforts for the promotion of education throughout the province.
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Yulia Tymoshenko
Ukrainian Politician
Everything that I have is natural - braid, nails - I practically never use cosmetics. They often ask me in the provinces about my braid.
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Most of the policies that support robust economic growth in the long run are outside the province of the central bank.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
Well, the federal government has a responsibility to provide leadership in bringing together provinces.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.
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Muqtada al Sadr
Iraqi Clergyman
Help me by whatever you are pleased to do in your provinces.
Quote examples
Sidney Lanier
American Poet
But I cannot bring myself to believe that I was intended for a musician, because it seems so small a business in comparison with other things which, it seems to me, I might do. Question here: 'What is the province of music in the economy of the world?
Quote examples
David Whyte
English Poet
It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life.
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Elizabeth May
Canadian Politician
The most important thing is guaranteed livable income, which will take a while to bring in because it means all the provinces have to participate.
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Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistani Politician
In view of the importance of education, Punjab government is making all-out efforts for the promotion of education throughout the province.
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Yulia Tymoshenko
Ukrainian Politician
Everything that I have is natural - braid, nails - I practically never use cosmetics. They often ask me in the provinces about my braid.
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Most of the policies that support robust economic growth in the long run are outside the province of the central bank.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
Well, the federal government has a responsibility to provide leadership in bringing together provinces.
Quote examples
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.
Quote examples
Muqtada al Sadr
Iraqi Clergyman
Help me by whatever you are pleased to do in your provinces.
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