Provinz

Meaning

1. (feminine) province (administrative subdivision)
2. (feminine) hinterland; backwater (remote area unaffected by new fashions and ideas)

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Etymology

From late Middle High German provincie, from Late Latin provincia (“region, area”), meaning “province, duty, command” in Classical Latin.

Sentences

Die Stadt liegt im Süden der Provinz Hubei.

The city is located in the south of Hubei province.

Sie steht in der Provinz Qazvin im Nordwesten des Irans , südlich des Kaspischen Meeres .

It is located in the province of Qazvin in northwestern Iran, south of the Caspian Sea.

Der Distrikt Anta liegt in den Anden im zentralen Osten der Provinz Anta.

The district of Anta is located in the Andes in the central east of the province of Anta.

Die Provinz Pesaro und Urbino unterhält eine Städtepartnerschaft mit der deutschen Stadt Wolfsburg .

The County Council is based in Pesaro while the headquarters of the provincial administration are in Urbino.