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feminine

/pɾoˈβinθja/ ES

/pɾoˈβinsja/ MX

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Translation

province

Word origin

From Latin provincia, the term for a territory outside Italy administered by Rome. The word passes into English as 'province'.

Origin: Latin
Root: provincia
English cognates: province, provincial

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralprovincias

Examples

España dividida .

Spain is divided into fifty provinces.

My grandparents live in a northern province.

Each province has its own capital.

We travelled through several provinces during the summer.

Sevilla .

The province of Seville is very large.

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This word is part of lesson 89.