County vs. Province
Countynoun
(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
Countynoun
An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Countynoun
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
Countynoun
A jail operated by a county government.
Countyadjective
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
Countynoun
An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.
Countynoun
A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; - called also a shire. See Shire.
Countynoun
A count; an earl or lord.
Countynoun
a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government;
Countynoun
the largest administrative district within a state;
County
A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French conté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.
Provincenoun
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
Provincenoun
An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
Provincenoun
(Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor.
Provincenoun
(Christianity) An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
Provincenoun
The parts of a country outside its capital city.
Provincenoun
An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
Provincenoun
A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy.
Provincenoun
A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital.
Provincenoun
A region of country; a tract; a district.
Provincenoun
A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority.
Provincenoun
The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere.
Provincenoun
Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada.
Provincenoun
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation;
Provincenoun
the proper sphere or extent of your activities;
Provincenoun
a principal administrative division of a country or empire
Provincenoun
Northern Ireland
Provincenoun
a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.
Provincenoun
a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor.
Provincenoun
the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture
Provincenoun
an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility
Province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy.
