# Eastern Province

> English word · Proper noun

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

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

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