Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

central province

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tral province
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Kandy.

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A province of Kenya. Capital: Nyeri.

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A former province of the Maldives. Capital: Kudahuvadhoo.

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A province of Papua New Guinea. Capital: Port Moresby.

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A province of the Solomon Islands. Capital: Tulagi.

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A former province of Victoria, Australia.

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A former province of Western Australia, Australia.

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A province of Zambia. Capital: Kabwe.

Etymology

Either: * A calque of Sinhalese මධ්යම පළාත (madhyama paḷāta). * A calque of Tamil மத்திய மாகாணம் (mattiya mākāṇam).

Questions

What does central province mean?: A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Kandy.
Where does central province come from?: Either: * A calque of Sinhalese මධ්යම පළාත (madhyama paḷāta). * A calque of Tamil மத்திய மாகாணம் (mattiya mākāṇam).

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