Northern Province

proper noun

A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni.

OriginTamil வட மாகாணம் ← Sinhalese උතුරු පළාත →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni.
  2. A province of Sri Lanka. Captial: Jaffna.

Origin

  1. Sinhaleseඋතුරු පළාත
  2. Tamilவட மாகாணம்
  3. EnglishNorthern 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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APA

Northern Province. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Province

MLA

“Northern Province.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Province. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northern Province,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Province.

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