prov·ince 
/ˈprɑ:vəns/ noun
plural prov·inces /ˈprɑ:vəns/ noun 1 [count] : any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into
▪ the Canadian provinces 2 [count] : a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in — usually singular ▪ It's a legal question that is/falls outside my province. [=it does not relate to the area that I know about] ▪ That subject is the special province of this magazine. ▪ Study in that area had once been the exclusive/sole province of academics. 3 the provinces : the parts of a country that are away from large cities
▪ They left the city for life in the provinces.
▪ the Canadian provinces
▪ They left the city for life in the provinces.
