province
noun (SUBJECT) /ˈprɒv.ɪns/
/ˈprɑː.vɪns/ Definition
sb's province formal › a subject or activity of special interest, knowledge, or responsibility: Renaissance art is not really his province - he specializes in the modern period. Marketing is within the province of the sales department.Topics and areas of interest
(Definition of province noun (SUBJECT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affair noun (MATTER)
- angle noun (WAY OF THINKING)
- area noun (SUBJECT)
- cause célèbre noun
- field noun (AREA OF INTEREST)
- item noun
- leitmotiv noun
- question noun (PROBLEM)
- score noun (SUBJECT JUST MENTIONED)
- specialism noun
- stage noun (THEATRE)
- subject matter noun
- talking of sb/sth idiom
- talking point noun
- term noun (DESCRIPTION)
- term noun (RULES)
- the matter in hand idiom
- thematic adjective
- thesis noun
- topic noun
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