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North Western Province

North Western Province proper noun: a province of Sri Lanka.

Proper noun

North Western Province

  1. A province of Sri Lanka.

North Western Province meaning in Tamil and Sinhala

North Western Province in Tamil

province of Sri Lanka
வட மேல் மாகாணம் vaṭa mēl mākāṇam

North Western Province in Sinhala

province of Sri Lanka
වයඹ පළාත wayaᵐba paḷāta

Origin of North Western Province

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).

Questions about North Western Province

What does North Western Province mean?
North Western Province means a province of Sri Lanka.
What is North Western Province in Tamil?
North Western Province in Tamil is வட மேல் மாகாணம் (vaṭa mēl mākāṇam). See North Western Province meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is North Western Province?
North Western Province is a proper noun.

Words near North Western Province in the dictionary

  1. North West Delhi
  2. North West Frontier Province
  3. North West Leicestershire
  4. North West Province
  5. North West River
  6. North Western Province
  7. North Weymouth
  8. North Whitefield
  9. North Willoughby
  10. North Wiltshire
  11. north wind

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