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A province is an administrative division that divides a country or state into separate regions, each with its own local governance. The concept comes from the Roman Empire, which used provinces to organize and manage territory, and the term has since been adopted by many modern countries around the world.
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Provinz (lateinisch provincia) ist eine auf die Verwaltungsterminologie des antiken Rom zurückgehende Bezeichnung, die heute verschiedene administrativ-territoriale Einheiten sowohl im staatlichen als auch im kirchlichen Bereich bezeichnet.
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