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Northern Province

Northern Province proper noun: a province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni.

Proper noun

Northern Province

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

Origin of Northern Province

In Sri Lanka either: * A calque of Tamil வட மாகாணம் (vaṭa mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese උතුරු පළාත (uturu paḷāta).

Questions about Northern Province

What does Northern Province mean?
Northern Province means a province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni.
What part of speech is Northern Province?
Northern Province is a proper noun.

Words near Northern Province in the dictionary

  1. northern pikes
  2. northern pintail
  3. northern pintails
  4. northern pitcher plant
  5. Northern Poblacion
  6. Northern Province
  7. northern quoll
  8. northern quolls
  9. northern raccoon
  10. northern raccoons
  11. northern raven

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