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| − | A '''province''' is usually a large [[territory]] of land within a larger [[country]] or [[kingdom]]. [[Canada]] is an example of a country that has provinces. | + | A '''province''' is usually a large [[territory]] of land within a larger [[country]] or [[kingdom]]. [[Canada]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] are examples of countries that have provinces<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/province</ref>.<br> |
| | + | <br>A Church '''province''' can mean a [[archdiocese]] and one or more [[diocese]]s. <ref>One or more [[diocese]]s may also be grouped together with an archdiocese into an [[ecclesiastical]] [[province]].</ref> It can also mean a division of a religious order headed by a [[Superior Religious order | Superior]], [[mother religious order | Mother]], or an [[Abbot]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | [[Category:Canadian Provinces]] |
| | + | [[Category:Dutch Provinces]] |
| | + | [[Category:Belgian Provinces]] |
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