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. Cesar Chavez, letter:

   Kindness and compassion toward all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people. Racism, economic deprival, dog fighting and cock fighting, bull fighting and rodeos are cut from the same fabric: violence. Only when we have become nonviolent toward all life will we have learned to live well ourselves.

2. Baz Mohammad Sarwari:

   Unfortunately, our initial reports show that 22 people, including women and children, have been killed and four others injured, the Mujahideen have reached to some of the affected areas, but Badghis is a mountainous province, the number of casualties might go up.

3. Rhonda Blackmore:

   Our thoughts are with the many victims deceased and injured, their family, friends and community. It is horrific what has occurred in our province today.

4. Frederick II of Prussia:

   If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers.

5. Steve Laut:

   . Notley's NDP ended the right-wing Progressive Conservative Party's 44-year hold on power in the Western Canadian province with a majority election win on Tuesday. The victory came despite NDP promises to increase corporate taxes and review how much the energy industry pays to exploit the province's massive oil reserves, the world's third largest. Still, Steve Laut warned that the new government risks pushing investment elsewhere if it increases its take from the industry too much. The oil and gas industry is a global industry, capital will flow to areas with the greatest return... There are many alternatives for global investment.