# province

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/ · frequency rank #3,190

## Definitions
1. A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
2. An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
3. An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor or prefect.
4. An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
5. An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
6. The parts of a country outside its national capital.
7. A major region defined by common geologic attributes and history.
8. An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.

## Etymology
From Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- and vinciō. Replaced Old English boldġetæl.

## Easily confused with
- **proving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/province-vs-proving)
- **provinces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/province-vs-provinces)
- **prince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prince-vs-province)
- **provide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provide-vs-province)
- **Provence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provence-vs-province)
- **Providence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/providence-vs-province)

## Common misspellings (12)
`porvince`, `pprovince`, `proivnce`, `provicne`, `provincce`, `provinec`, `provinnce`, `provnice`, `provvince`, `prrovince`, `prvoince`, `rpovince`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/province