In plain English
Countries are often divided into large official regions, such as states or provinces. This term means the address part where the name of that main region is given for the place being addressed.
In context
Here, it labels the address field for the name of the country's main administrative region for that address.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels the address field for the state, province, or similar region.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not identify the exact regional system a country uses, only the address part for its main administrative region.
Examples
“On the parcel label, she wrote Ontario in state/province and Canada in country.”
“For a Calgary address, Alberta belongs under state/province.”