English Explanatory Dictionary

Uva Province

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Sri Lanka. Capital and largest city: Badulla.

Word forms

Uva Province

Etymology

Either: * A calque of Tamil ஊவா மாகாணம் (ūvā mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese ඌව පළාත (ūwa paḷāta).

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