## Meanings
1. A large area that a country is divided into for government, like a state.
2. The parts of a country that are away from the capital city.
3. An area of activity or knowledge that is someone's particular responsibility.

## Examples
- Ontario is a province of Canada.
- He grew up in the provinces, far from the big cities.
- Marketing is not really my province.

## Derived Forms
- bioprovince
- ecoprovince
- interprovince
- intraprovince
- multiprovince
- provinceful
- provincehood
- provincetown
- provincewide
- subprovince

## Related Forms
- provincial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: provynce
- Root: province
- Root: prōvincia

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Province comes from Middle English provynce, from Anglo-Norman province, Old French province, from Latin prōvincia, seemingly corresponding to prō- and vinciō. Replaced Old English boldġetæl. The historical chain includes provynce (Middle English), province (xno), province (Old French), prōvincia (Latin). In present-day English it covers a large area that a country is divided into for government, like a state, the parts of a country that are away from the capital city, and an area of activity or knowledge that is someone's particular responsibility. The wider family includes derived forms such as bioprovince, ecoprovince, interprovince, intraprovince, multiprovince and related forms such as provincial.

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