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Province

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. In some countries with no actual provinces, "the provinces"…

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Province

Nodes270
Edges269
Triples190
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007407
Components1

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Province

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related to Colonial and early modern · 47
Province → American Middle ColoniesProvince, American New England ColoniesProvince, American Southern ColoniesProvince, Australian, BrazilThe, British, Canada, Carolina, Central AmericaThe, Five, FranceThe, Georgia, German, IndiaThe, IrelandThe, JapanThe, Lower Canada, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts Bay
related to Canada · 24
Province → After Canadian Confederation, Because Canada, British, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Constitution, Europe, Five, France, From, His/Her Majesty's Province, In, In New Brunswick, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Prior, Quebec
related to history · 23
Province → Amsterdam, Before, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Capetian, Equivalent, France, French Revolution, Grands Gouvernements, In France, Lima, Metro Manila, Mexico, Mexico City, Most, Netherlands, Paris, Peru, Philippines, Poland
related to Ancient, medieval and feudal · 21
Province → Achaemenid Persia, Alexander, Austria-Hungary, Carolingian, Egypt, EmirateKhanate, Exarchate, Frankish, Great, Habsburg, Hellenistic, Holy Roman Empire, Kazan, KhanPharaonic Egypt, Later Eastern Half, Länder, Media, Mughal Empire, Ottoman Empire, Tartar Khanate
related to Current provinces · 21
Province → Auckland, Christchurch, Current, District Health Boards, Dunedin, English, Government, Hamilton, Historically, However, In Arab, In Poland, New Zealand, Not, Over, Provincial Council, Regions, Sometimes, Superintendent, The
related to Legal aspects · 12
Province → Australia, Canada, Canadian, Confederation, Fathers, For, In, Rather, Some, The, Those, United States
related to Modern provinces · 12
Province → Argentina, Canada, Congo, Democratic Republic, For, In, In China, It, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
related to Etymology · 7
Province → In, Latin, Old French, Roman, The English, This, Thus
related to External links · 7
Province → Cambridge University Press, Encyclopædia Britannica, Etymology OnlineFrazer, Hugh, In Chisholm, James George, Vol
is a · 5
Province → administrative division within a country or state, ancient term from public law, relatively small non-constituent level of sub-national government, second-level administrative sub-division of a region, sub-national region within a unitary state

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provinces government canada term provincial federal state local also governments administrative central used powers france british canadian colonies new outside

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Provinceis aadministrative division within a country or state0.90text
Provinceis aancient term from public law0.90text
Provinceis arelatively small non-constituent level of sub-national government0.90text
Provinceis asub-national region within a unitary state0.90text
Provinceis asecond-level administrative sub-division of a region0.90text
Franceinstance ofbe it performed under a legal framework or as a trend informally admitted as legitimate by the central authorities.In unitary states0.80text
Chinainstance ofbe it performed under a legal framework or as a trend informally admitted as legitimate by the central authorities.In unitary states0.80text
provinces are subordinate to the nationalinstance ofbe it performed under a legal framework or as a trend informally admitted as legitimate by the central authorities.In unitary states0.80text
central governmentinstance ofbe it performed under a legal framework or as a trend informally admitted as legitimate by the central authorities.In unitary states0.80text
Toronto or Montreal without the approval of local votersinstance ofOther provinces have arbitrarily merged and annexed independent suburbs to major Canadian cities0.80text
Provincerelated to Ancient, medieval and feudalThe Roman Empire0.60section
Provincerelated to Ancient, medieval and feudalLater Eastern Half0.60section

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