Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eastern province

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
east-ern province
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Trincomalee.

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A province of Zambia. Capital: Chipata.

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A province of Sierra Leone. Capital: Kenema.

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A former province of Kenya. Capital: Embu

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A province of Rwanda. Capital: Rwamagana

Example Sentences

Etymology

A calque of either Sinhalese නැගෙනහිර පළාත (nægenahira paḷāta) or Tamil கிழக்கு மாகாணம் (kiḻakku mākāṇam).

Inflected Forms

the Eastern Province (canonical)

Synonyms

Eastern Region

Questions

What does eastern province mean?
A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Trincomalee.
Where does eastern province come from?
A calque of either Sinhalese නැගෙනහිර පළාත (nægenahira paḷāta) or Tamil கிழக்கு மாகாணம் (kiḻakku mākāṇam).

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