Northern Province

== English == === Etymology === In Sri Lanka either: A calque of Tamil வட மாகாணம் (vaṭa mākāṇam). A calque of Sinhalese උතුරු පළාත (uturu paḷāta). === Proper noun === Northern Province A province in Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni. A province of Sri Lanka. Captial: Jaffna.