Central Province

proper noun

A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Kandy.

OriginSinhalese මධ්යම පළාත ← Tamil மத்திய மாகாணம் →
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Meanings

Central Province1

proper noun
  1. A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Kandy.

Central Province2

proper noun
  1. A province of Kenya. Capital: Nyeri.

Central Province3

proper noun
  1. A former province of the Maldives. Capital: Kudahuvadhoo.

Central Province4

proper noun
  1. A province of Papua New Guinea. Capital: Port Moresby.

Central Province5

proper noun
  1. A province of the Solomon Islands. Capital: Tulagi.

Central Province6

proper noun
  1. A former province of Victoria, Australia.
  2. A former province of Western Australia, Australia.

Central Province7

proper noun
  1. A province of Zambia. Capital: Kabwe.

Origin

Central Province · proper noun

  1. Tamilமத்திய மாகாணம்
  2. Sinhaleseමධ්යම පළාත
  3. EnglishCentral Province

Either: * A calque of Sinhalese මධ්යම පළාත (madhyama paḷāta). * A calque of Tamil மத்திய மாகாணம் (mattiya mākāṇam).

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Central Province · proper noun

  1. SwahiliMkoa wa Kati
  2. EnglishCentral Province

Calque of Swahili Mkoa wa Kati.

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APA

Central Province. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Province

MLA

“Central Province.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Province. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central Province,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Province.

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