n.

1. 省，州[C]
   British Columbia is a province of Canada.

   不列颠哥伦比亚是加拿大的一个省。

2. （首都或大都市以外的）地方；乡间[the P]
   The pop group is now touring the provinces.

   那个流行乐队现在在外省巡回演出。

3. （学术）领域；部门；（活动、职务的）范围[S]
   It's within his province to issue orders.

   他有权发布命令。

   European History is not my province.

   欧洲历史不是我的专业范围。

4. 【宗】大主教辖区[C]
5. （特定动植物的）生存地区[U]
   Australia is the province of the kangaroo.

   澳大利亚是袋鼠的生长地。

n.

1. a principal administrative division of a country or empire.
   ▸ (the Province) Brit. Northern Ireland.
   ▸Christian Church  a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan.
   ▸Roman History  a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor.
2. (one's province) an area in which one has special knowledge, interest, or responsibility.
3. (the provinces) the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.