Provinz
German, noun/pʁoˈvɪnt͡s/
Provinz is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-Z (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,959th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Provinz is a German feminine noun meaning “province (administrative subdivision)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verwaltungs- oder Selbstverwaltungseinheit eines Staates”.
What does Provinz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprovince (administrative subdivision)
- 2
femininehinterland; backwater (remote area unaffected by new fashions and ideas)
Er wurde von der Firmenzentrale in eine Außenstelle in der Provinz versetzt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verwaltungs- oder Selbstverwaltungseinheit eines Staates 2. Region außerhalb des kulturellen und politischen Zentrums eines Landes (häufig abwertend im Sinne von rückständig gemeint)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Provinz
- Provinzen plural
- Prov. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Provinz?
- /pʁoˈvɪnt͡s/
- [pʁoˈvɪnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Provinz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Provinz in German?
Provinz appears 20 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).