Synonyms for province
ˈprɒv ɪnsprov·ince

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1. province

   Synonyms:
   tract, region, department, section, sphere, domain, territory

   Antonyms:
   metropolis, centre, capital

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1. state, provincenoun

   the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

   "his state is in the deep south"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, state, responsibility, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

2. province, responsibilitynoun

   the proper sphere or extent of your activities

   "it was his province to take care of himself"

   Synonyms:
   state, responsibility, duty, responsibleness, obligation

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1. • Sphere

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1. provincenoun

   Synonyms:
   territory, region, tract, domain, district

2. provincenoun

   Synonyms:
   dependency, colony

3. provincenoun

   Synonyms:
   business, employment, function, duty, charge, calling, office, part, post, capacity

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1. List of paraphrases for "province":

   provincial, prov, provinces, provincia, boycott, governorate, boycotting, provincie, al-muqataa, county, muqata, governorates, prefecture, brunswick, muqataa, district, columbia, territory, ontario

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1. Vagit Alekperov:

   Our industry is at a very mature stage of development. We haven't launched a single new oil province since the end of the Soviet Union except for Northern Caspian.

2. Bosco Wong:

   It is quite convenient for businesses, but this rail is clearly about further integrating Hong Kong with mainland China, i don't know whether it is really good if we just become another city in the Guangdong province.

3. Sihanri Osangola Brigadie:

   JEHOVAHS WITNESSES IN RUSSIA CLAIM THEY WERE CHOKED, TASERED BY AUTHORITIES Last week in Yagha province where Sundays assault occurred -- a retired pastor was killed and another pastor was abducted by gunmen, according to an internal security report for aid workers seen by The Associated Press. More than 1,300 civilians were killed in targeted attacks last year in Burkina Faso, more than seven times the previous year, said the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, which collects and analyzes conflict information. The insecurity has created a humanitarian crisis. More than 760,000 people are internally displaced, the government adds. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In Sundays violence, the gunmen also injured 18 others, looted oil and rice from shops and forced three youth they kidnapped to help transport it on their motorbikes, according to Sihanri Osangola Brigadie, the mayor of Boundore commune. It hurt me when I saw the people.

4. Sheriff Hoffman:

   My father encouraged me and my other brother to reach out to the coalition forces, specifically the Americans in our province, and extend … help to them in terms of becoming a linguist.

5. Cory Jacob:

   There's definitely more smiles around the province after the rain, but we can't overplay the fact that there was damage done.