The difference between Dao and Province

When used as nouns, dao means various administrative divisions of imperial and early republican china, whereas province means a region of the earth or of a continent.


Dao is also proper_noun with the meaning: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dao and Province

  1. Dao as a noun (historical):

    various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

  2. Dao as a noun:

    A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping

  1. Dao as a noun:

    ; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the .

  2. Dao as a noun:

    The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.

  1. Province as a noun:

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

  2. Province as a noun:

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

  3. Province as a noun (Roman history):

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

  4. Province as a noun (Christianity):

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

  5. Province as a noun (Roman Catholicism):

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

  6. Province as a noun (in plural, chiefly with definite article):

    The parts of a country outside its capital city.

  7. Province as a noun:

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

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