province

Definition

  • noun: any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into
  • noun: a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: tract, district, office

Examples

  • It's a legal question that is/falls outside my 'province'. [=it does not relate to the area that I know about]

  • Study in that area had once been the exclusive/sole 'province' of academics.

  • That subject is the special 'province' of this magazine.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I thought he was a messenger. Yeah, he's one of those... "hyphenates." I'll be right back. Here, can you cut this up? So in what province in Canada were you born? I wasn't born in Canada. What are your parents' names? No parents. You have very delicate hands (..)
    1998 City of Angels