English Explanatory Dictionary

North Western Province

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Sri Lanka.

Word forms

North Western Province

Etymology

From north + western + province, either a calque of Tamil வட மேல் மாகாணம் (vaṭa mēl mākāṇam, “Northwest Province”) or a calque of Sinhalese වයඹ පළාත (wayaᵐba paḷāta).

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