/ˈprɒvɪns ||; ˈprɑvɪns/noun1 [C] one of the areas that some countries are divided into with its own local government 省: Canada has ten provinces. 加拿大有十个省。 ☞Compare county and state. 与county及state比较。
2 the provinces [pl] (Brit 英) the part of a country that is outside the most important city(the capital) 首都以外的地方