{
    "term": "province",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one of the areas that some countries are divided into with its own local government",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the provinces of Canada"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the central province of Ghor"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["northern", "southern", "etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "all the parts of a country except the capital city",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The show will tour the provinces after it closes in London."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a shy young man from the provinces"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's from the provinces and not familiar with Rome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are a number of press agencies based in London and in the provinces."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + the provinces": ["tour"],
                "preposition": ["from the province", "in the province"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person’s particular area of knowledge, interest or responsibility",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Such decisions are normally the province of higher management."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid the matter is **outside my province** *(= I cannot or need not deal with it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Love should no longer be the sole province of the poet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once the province of IT departments, these devices are emerging as consumer products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spirituality is no longer regarded as the exclusive province of organized religion."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["exclusive", "sole"],
                "verb + province": ["become", "remain", "consider something as"],
                "phrases": ["once the province of…"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɒvɪns/",
                "audio": "pr/province/province__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːvɪns/",
                "audio": "pr/province/province__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin."
}