See also: prowincją

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin prōvincia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /prɔˈvin.t͡sja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -int͡sja
  • Syllabification: pro‧win‧cja

Noun edit

prowincja f

  1. countryside (part of a country that is remote from the capital and major cultural centres)
  2. (derogatory) backwater (backward place)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zadupie
  3. province (subdivision of government usually one step below the national level)
  4. (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) province (area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop)
    Synonyms: archidiecezja, arcybiskupstwo
  5. (Roman Catholicism) province (area under the jurisdiction of a provincial superior)
  6. (Ancient Rome, historical) province (administrative region of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that was controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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Related terms edit

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Descendants edit

  • Russian: провинция (provincija)

Further reading edit

  • prowincja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • prowincja in Polish dictionaries at PWN