Definitions
1.nounA region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
2.nounAn administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
3.noun(Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor.
4.nounAn area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
5.nounAn area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order.
6.noun(in plural, chiefly with definite article) The parts of a country outside its capital city.
7.nounAn area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.