English Explanatory Dictionary

Southern Province

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.
  2. A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Galle.

Word forms

Southern Province

Etymology

In Sri Lanka either: * A calque of Tamil தென் மாகாணம் (teṉ mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese දකුණු පළාත (dakuṇu paḷāta).

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