province

/ˈprä-vən(t)s/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin provincia

noun

  1. a country or region brought under the control of the ancient Roman government

  2. an administrative district or division of a country

  3. all of a country except the metropolises

function office duty province mean the acts or operations expected of a person or thing. function implies a definite end or purpose or a particular kind of work. office is typically applied to the function or service associated with a trade or profession or a special relationship to others.

geographical name

  1. province of Pakistan and formerly of British India on the border with Afghanistan; capital Peshawar population 11,658,000

geographical name

  1. former province of Prussia, Germany, bordering on Belgium; capital Koblenz