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How do you say province in French?
How do you pronounce province in French?
province is pronounced /la pʁɔvɛ̃s/ in French.
Example sentences
La province française est très agricole et traditionnelle.
The French province is very agricultural and traditional.
Cette petite province côtière attire beaucoup de touristes chaque été.
This small coastal province attracts many tourists every summer.
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Why is it feminine?
Province is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *provincia*, which was grammatically feminine in Latin, and French inherited this gender assignment when the word passed into the Romance languages. The Latin root itself likely comes from *pro-* (before/forward) and *vincere* (to conquer), referring to conquered territories administered by Rome.
What is the French word for province?
The French word for province is la province — feminine.
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