As nouns the difference between province and maine
is that province is a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level while maine is reputation.
As a proper noun province
is (british) northern ireland.
As a adjective maine is
earthly, worldly.
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
Related terms
* provincial
Coordinate terms
* canton
* county
* department
* oblast
* shire
* state
Proper noun
(British) Northern Ireland
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maine
English
Etymology 1
Apprently from the name of the Celtic tribe the aulerci cenomanni, who inhabited a territory centered around its capital city of , today le Mans (a corruption of Cenomannis to *Celmans'' to ''Le Mans ).
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A province in northwest France, centred on the city of Le Mans.
Derived terms
* Bas-Maine
* Haut-Maine
* Mainiot
* mainiot
* Mainiote
* mainiote
Etymology 2
From the (etyl) province
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
The northeasternmost state of the United States of America, the capital of which is Augusta.
A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
A town in Broome County, New York.
Derived terms
* Mainer
* ME
Etymology 3
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A river, a tributary of the Loire, in the Maine-et-Loire in France.
See also
* Maine-et-Loire
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