"provinceful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: provincefuls [plural]
Etymology: province + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|province|ful|pos=noun}} province + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} provinceful (plural provincefuls)
  1. the amout that a province can hold.
    Sense id: en-provinceful-en-noun-H2n0AbLz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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