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province, provincial

Facts:

A province is a division or part of a nation or empire. The term "provincial" describes something that is related to a province, such as a provincial governor.

  • For example, the ancient Persian Empire was divided up into provinces such as Media, Persia, Syria, and Egypt.
  • During the time of the New Testament, the Roman Empire was divided up into provinces such as Macedonia, Asia, Syria, Judea, Samaria, Galilee, and Galatia.
  • Each province had its own ruling authority, who was subject to the king or ruler of the empire. This ruler was sometimes called a "provincial official" or "provincial governor."
  • The terms "province" and "provincial" could also be translated as "region" and "regional."

(See also: other/asia · other/egypt · other/estherother/galatia · other/galilee · other/judea · other/macedonia · other/mede · other/rome · other/samaria · other/syria)

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