provincia
/pɾoˈbinθja/ · B2 · noun · f
state
🗺️ provincia = pro + vincia, from Latin vincere 'to conquer': conquered land
Latin provincia was territory Rome conquered and governed. Link the sound 'pro-VIN-cia' to vincere (to win, conquer), as in invincible. A province is a region once won and then administered.