province
French → English
(geography) The provinces: the parts of a country outside the capital city
Il y a plus d'honneur en province qu'on ne le croit à Paris.
(English) There is more honor in the provinces than people in Paris believe.
De nombreuses brochures politiques se distribuèrent en province cette année-là.
(English) Many political brochures were distributed in the provinces that year.
(admin) Province: a major administrative division within a country
Le Canada compte dix provinces et trois territoires distincts.
(English) Canada has ten provinces and three distinct territories.
La province de l'Irak fournit les meilleures laines de la région.
(English) The province of Iraq provides the best wool in the region.
(pejorative) Provincialism: an unsophisticated or narrow-minded rural manner
Il a encore un air de province malgré ses années passées à Paris.
(English) He still has a provincial air despite his years spent in Paris.
Ses manières de province amusaient beaucoup les citadins branchés.
(English) His provincial manners greatly amused the trendy city dwellers.
Entry ID: fr:en:province · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary