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A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term province has since been adopted by many countries.
The region got its name in Roman times, when it was known as Provincia Romana, simply "the Roman province".This name eventually was shortened to Provincia (the province), [3] and as the language evolved from Latin to Provençal, so did the pronunciation and spelling.
This article lists the etymologies of the names of the provinces and territories of Canada. [1] Provinces and territories. Name Language of origin
Note that the street type, unit type, and city quadrant, if applicable, are abbreviated, without periods (though using periods, or even spelling out every word in its entirety, is unlikely to affect delivery in any way). Note also, for domestic mail, the lack of a comma between municipality and province or territory, the double space between ...
Quebec [a] is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.It is the largest province by area [b] and located in Central Canada.The province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut.
A province was ruled by a "king of over-kings", known as a rí ruírech. This was the highest rank allowed for in Irish law tracts despite claims by some dynasties to the symbolic title of rí Temro (king of Tara), also known as the ard rí ( High King of Ireland ); [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The term rí ruírech was replaced at a later date by the term rí ...
A province is a form of subnational governmental entity. Province also may refer to any of the following subdivisions: Jurisdictions. Roman province, or provincia, ...
Iloilo (/ ˌ ɪ l oʊ ˈ iː l oʊ / ih-loh-EE-loh; ), also called Iloilo Province, [a] officially the Province of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Iloilo; Kinaray-a: Kapuoran kang Iloilo; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Iloilo; Spanish: Provincia de Iloílo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region.