The difference between Province and Tao

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


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

check bellow for the other definitions of Province and Tao

  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.

  1. Tao as a noun (historical, obsolete):

    various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

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