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Synonyms for province
ˈprɒv ɪnsprov·ince

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 3 votes

  1. province

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

    Antonyms:
    metropolis, centre, capital

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes4.5 / 2 votes

  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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How to use province in a sentence?

  1. Le Trong Quang:

    We are bracing for more rains in the coming days and I fear that the death toll in the province will continue to climb as 11 people remain missing.

  2. Joe Jaworski:

    In fact, I don't think it would be the Texas attorney general's province to initiate prosecution, even if I felt like doing it, which I don't.

  3. Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan:

    Like many of you, I was very troubled to have received that emergency alert this morning. While I am relieved that there was no actual emergency, I am upset that an error such as this occurred. I have spoken to the Province, and am demanding that a full investigation take place.

  4. Velaphi Mkhize:

    For the ANC to control the province, whether they like it or not, they have to work with the king, the ANC knows that the king's voice matters the most in this province.

  5. Flavia Royon:

    There’s interest in Salta and it’s the Argentine province with the most lithium projects in the pipeline.


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