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Municipality vs Province - What's the difference?

municipality | province |

As nouns the difference between municipality and province

is that municipality is a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village while province is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; one of ten of Canada's federated entities, recognized by the Constitution and having a separate representative of the Sovereign (compare territory).

As a proper noun province is

northern Ireland.

municipality

English

Noun

(wikipedia municipality) (municipalities)
  • A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
  • The governing body of such a district.
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    province

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level; (Canada) one of ten of Canada's federated entities, recognized by the Constitution and having a separate representative of the Sovereign (compare territory).
  • A territorial area within a country.
  • A jurisdiction; a (literal or figurative) area of authority.
  • Derived terms

    * provincehood * provincewide

    Coordinate terms

    * canton * county * department * oblast * shire * state

    Proper noun

  • (British) Northern Ireland
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