Synonyms for province
ˈprɒv ɪnsprov·ince

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1. province

   Synonyms:
   tract, region, department, section, sphere, domain, territory

   Antonyms:
   metropolis, centre, capital

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1. state, provincenoun

   the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

   "his state is in the deep south"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, state, responsibility, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

2. province, responsibilitynoun

   the proper sphere or extent of your activities

   "it was his province to take care of himself"

   Synonyms:
   state, responsibility, duty, responsibleness, obligation

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1. • Sphere

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1. provincenoun

   Synonyms:
   territory, region, tract, domain, district

2. provincenoun

   Synonyms:
   dependency, colony

3. provincenoun

   Synonyms:
   business, employment, function, duty, charge, calling, office, part, post, capacity

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1. List of paraphrases for "province":

   provincial, prov, provinces, provincia, boycott, governorate, boycotting, provincie, al-muqataa, county, muqata, governorates, prefecture, brunswick, muqataa, district, columbia, territory, ontario

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1. Phil Robertson:

   Arakan Army's hard to fathom that a government and its military could actually commit crimes against humanity against two different ethnic groups -- the Rohingya and Rakhine State -- in one province but somehow Myanmar has managed to do it, and now they need to be held accountable for it.

2. Fauzan Hamzah:

   What we do now will be just like what happens currently in traditional Islamic boarding schools, i hope this policy won't only be implemented in the North Aceh regency but in the entire province.

3. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

   We know these are challenging times for Alberta and Albertans, and I reiterate that the government of Canada is committed to being there for the people of this province.

4. Salman Badi:

   We came from Amran province on a visit to find out that the prison has been hit by warplanes. This is a another crime to be added to their other crimes.

5. Inka Milewski:

   With Irving Oil unable to manage the existing problems and the province unwilling to be more proactive in their enforcement of operating approvals, any talk of building a new 18-tank storage facility and marine terminal is simply irresponsible.