Etymology

Northern Province

Today it means: A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni. Full definition →

Tamil வட மாகாணம் ← Sinhalese උතුරු පළාත
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  1. Sinhalese · calque ofඋතුරු පළාත
  2. Tamil · calque ofவட மாகாணம்
  3. English todayNorthern Province

In Sri Lanka either: * A calque of Tamil வட மாகாணம் (vaṭa mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese උතුරු පළාත (uturu paḷāta).

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