province /ˈprɑːvəns/ noun plural provinces
plural provinces
Learner's definition of PROVINCE
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[count] : any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into（某些国家的）一级行政区，省份 2
[count] : a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in知识领域；兴趣范围 —
usually singular通常用单数 -
It's a legal question that is/falls outside my province. [=it does not relate to the area that I know about]这是个法律问题，不在我的知识范围之内。
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That subject is the special province of this magazine.那个主题是这本杂志涉及的特殊领域。
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Study in that area had once been the exclusive/sole province of academics.那个领域的研究曾专属于高校科研人员。
3
the provinces : the parts of a country that are away from large cities大都市以外的地区；外省；外地