province
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prov·ince /ˈprɒvəns $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●○ noun 1 (also Province) [countable]SG one of the large areas into which some countries are divided, and which usually has its own local government 省 a Chinese province 中国的一个省2. the provinces SGthe parts of a country that are not near the capital 外省，地方〔指首都以外的地区〕3 [singular] formalAREA OF KNOWLEDGE, DUTIES, STUDY ETC a subject that someone knows a lot about or something that only they are responsible for 范围，领域；职责范围province of Computers were once the exclusive province of scientists and mathematicians. 计算机一度为科学家和数学家专用。
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province• By this time, all provinces except Zambezia had at least 40 percent female enrolment.• For neo-populists, it is the social structure in these central provinces that is crucial.• He visited the other dioceses of his province, including a tour of several days to the Isle of Man.• The separatist movement began in the mid-1970s after the province was denied additional natural gas revenue.• Together with the political background in the province, this smallness of scale has complicated discussions of local government reorganisation.• Most tellingly, Labour's vote was well down on its 1990 performance in the provinces.• When Ottawa's programme expired in April, pressure mounted on the provinces to provide assistance.• Printers, modems and speakers were considered necessities, but scanners were the province of professional artists with money to burn.province of• Computers were once the province of scientists and mathematicians.Origin province (1300-1400) Old French Latin provincia “Roman land”, from vincere “to defeat”prov·ince nounChineseSyllable
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prov‧ince /ˈprɒvəns, ˈprɒvɪns $ ˈprɑː-/
noun
a Chinese province
2. the provinces the parts of a country that are not near the capital
3. [singular] formal a subject that someone knows a lot about or something that only they are responsible for
province of
Computers were once the exclusive province of scientists and mathematicians.
prov‧ince /ˈprɒvəns, ˈprɒvɪns $ ˈprɑː-/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin provincia 'Roman land', from vincere 'to defeat'
1. (also Province) [countable] one of the large areas into which some countries are divided, and which usually has its own local government:Language: Old French
Origin: Latin provincia 'Roman land', from vincere 'to defeat'
2. the provinces the parts of a country that are not near the capital
3. [singular] formal a subject that someone knows a lot about or something that only they are responsible for
province of