province vs quadrat

province

noun
  • A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. 

  • The parts of a country outside its capital city. 

  • An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor. 

  • An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses. 

  • An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept. 

  • An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China. 

  • An area under the jurisdiction of a provincial within a monastic order. 

quadrat

noun
  • An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. 

  • A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged. 

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