province

/pʁɔ.vɛ̃s/
1.
nounfeminine

the parts of a country outside the capital city; in France, areas outside Paris (the provinces)

J'en ai marre de Paris, j'ai envie de m'installer en province.

I'm sick of Paris; I want to move to the provinces.

Synonyms:région, hors-Paris
2.
nounfeminine

an administrative division of a country (e.g., a Canadian province, Italian province)

Le Québec est une province du Canada.

Quebec is a province of Canada.

Synonyms:région, territoire