noun (n)

• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  state
  

  source: wordnet30
• the proper sphere or extent of your activities(noun.state)

  Example:
  It was his province to take care of himself.
  

  Synonym:
  responsibility
  

  source: wordnet30
• A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy.(noun)

  source: webster1913