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Province vs Eparchy - What's the difference?

province | eparchy |

As nouns the difference between province and eparchy

is that province is 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) while eparchy is one of the districts of the roman empire at the third echelon.

As a proper noun province

is (british) northern ireland.

province

English

(wikipedia 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.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "province")

    Derived terms

    * provincehood * provincewide

    Related terms

    * provincial

    Coordinate terms

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

    Proper noun

  • (British) Northern Ireland
    • ----

    eparchy

    English

    Noun

    (eparchies)
  • one of the districts of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
  • one of the administrative sub-provincial units of post-Ottoman independent Greece
  • in pre-schism Christian Church, name for a province under the supervision of the metropolitan
  • in Eastern Christendom, diocese of a bishop

    • Related terms

    * eparch

    External links

    * (wikipedia "eparchy")