English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Province Pronunciation
Province is pronounced PRAH-vuhns, IPA /ˈprɑvəns/.
PRAH-vuhns
US /ˈprɑvəns/ · UK /ˈprɒvɪns/
Syllables: PRAH · vuhns (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A main administrative region of a country, or an area of knowledge belonging to someone.
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Province in a Sentence
- Ontario is the most populous province in Canada.
- Tax law is really the province of our finance team.
- He grew up in a small town in the northern province.
Common Mispronunciations of Province
Not PRAH-vins
That second vowel is too weak to name, so the ending is vuhns. There is no vince inside this word.
Not PRAH-vinz
The ce spelling hisses at the close and never buzzes.
Tip: Provence, the region of southern France, is a different word and is said proh-VAHNS.
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