Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southern province

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
south-ern province
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.

name

A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Galle.

Etymology

In Sri Lanka either: * A calque of Tamil தென் மாகாணம் (teṉ mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese දකුණු පළාත (dakuṇu paḷāta).

Questions

What does southern province mean?
A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.
Where does southern province come from?
In Sri Lanka either: * A calque of Tamil தென் மாகாணம் (teṉ mākāṇam). * A calque of Sinhalese දකුණු පළාත (dakuṇu paḷāta).

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