# Central Province

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Kandy.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/central-province