northern province

Questions

What does northern province mean?

A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni.

Where does northern province come from?

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

How to pronounce northern province

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