Synonyms for province
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
- n. 2
The parts of a country outside its national capital.
Related words
- Word family
- provincewide provincial
Forms
- Plural
- provinces → regions, departments, realms, jurisdictions…
Example sentences
- region A very well known wine is produced in that region.
- route Taking a round-trip is longer than a direct route.
- jurisdiction The judge said that the case was outside of his jurisdiction.
- district Here's a list of postcodes for the whole district.
- colony The hospital for this Mars colony is underground.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| province | falling | |
| region | steady | |
| route | steady | |
| jurisdiction | falling | |
| bailiwick | falling | |
| district | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- lu1
- 3 letters
- dow1, tao1, orb1
- 4 letters
- part1, duty2
- 5 letters
- state1, field1, route1, realm1
- 6 letters
- office2, region2, domain2, colony3, sphere1
- 7 letters
- section2, circuit2, eparchy
- 8 letters
- business2, district2, capacity4
- 9 letters
- territory4, bailiwick3
- 10 letters
- department3
- 12 letters
- jurisdiction4
- 14 letters
- responsibility6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).