province, provincial

Facts

A province is a district or division of a nation. Something that is related to that province is described as "provincial."

In the Old Testament provinces were the divisions of Israel under King Ahab and during the time of Esther.
In the New Testament, the Roman Empire was divided into provinces among which were Macedonia, Cyprus, Asia, Syria, Egypt, and Galatia.
Each province had its own ruling authority, who was subject to the king or ruler of the nation.
These terms could also be translated as "region" and "regional."