"Eastern Province" meaning in English

See Eastern Province in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Eastern Province [canonical], the Eastern Province [canonical]
Etymology: A calque of either Sinhalese නැගෙනහිර පළාත (nægenahira paḷāta) or Tamil கிழக்கு மாகாணம் (kiḻakku mākāṇam). Etymology templates: {{clq|en|si|නැගෙනහිර පළාත|notext=1}} Sinhalese නැගෙනහිර පළාත (nægenahira paḷāta), {{clq|en|ta|கிழக்கு மாகாணம்|notext=1}} Tamil கிழக்கு மாகாணம் (kiḻakku mākāṇam) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~|head=Eastern Province}} Eastern Province or the Eastern Province
  1. A province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Trincomalee. Wikidata QID: Q1046126 Categories (place): Places in Sri Lanka, Provinces of Sri Lanka Translations (province of Sri Lanka): නැගෙනහිර පළාත (nægenahira paḷāta) (Sinhalese), கிழக்கு மாகாணம் (kiḻakku mākāṇam) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-Eastern_Province-en-name-en:Q1046126 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Sinhalese translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 7 6 35 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Eastern Province [canonical], the Eastern Province [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Arabic الْمِنْطَقَة الشَرْقِيَّة (al-minṭaqa(t) aš-šarqiyya). Etymology templates: {{clq|en|ar|الْمِنْطَقَة الشَرْقِيَّة}} Calque of Arabic الْمِنْطَقَة الشَرْقِيَّة (al-minṭaqa(t) aš-šarqiyya) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~|head=Eastern Province}} Eastern Province or the Eastern Province
  1. A province of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Dammam. Wikidata QID: Q953508 Categories (place): Places in Saudi Arabia, Provinces of Saudi Arabia Synonyms: Eastern Region Translations (province of Saudi Arabia): الْمِنْطَقَة الشَرْقِيَّة (alt: al-minṭaqa(t) aš-šarqiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), الشَرْقِيَّة (aš-šarqiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), الشَّرْقِيَّة (aš-šargiyya) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-Eastern_Province-en-name-en:Q953508 Categories (other): Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Eastern Province [canonical], the Eastern Province [canonical]
Etymology: From eastern + province. Etymology templates: {{com|en|eastern|province}} eastern + province Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~|head=Eastern Province}} Eastern Province or the Eastern Province
  1. A province of Zambia. Capital: Chipata. Wikidata QID: Q823810 Categories (place): Places in Zambia, Provinces of Zambia
    Sense id: en-Eastern_Province-en-name-en:Q823810
  2. A province of Sierra Leone. Capital: Kenema. Wikidata QID: Q1050497 Categories (place): Places in Sierra Leone, Provinces of Sierra Leone Translations (province of Sierra Leone): Istan Prɔvins (Krio)
    Sense id: en-Eastern_Province-en-name-en:Q1050497 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Rwanda-Rundi translations, Terms with Krio translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 4 2 51 4 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 2 1 62 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 7 6 35 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 4 3 51 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 3 2 66 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 2 1 67 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Rwanda-Rundi translations: 21 4 3 49 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Krio translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'province of Sierra Leone': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Forms: Eastern Province [canonical], the Eastern Province [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Swahili Mkoa wa Mashariki. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|sw|Mkoa wa Mashariki}} Calque of Swahili Mkoa wa Mashariki Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~|head=Eastern Province}} Eastern Province or the Eastern Province
  1. A former province of Kenya. Capital: Embu Wikidata QID: Q328493 Categories (place): Places in Kenya Translations (former province of Kenya): Mkoa wa Mashariki [class-iii] (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Eastern_Province-en-name-en:Q328493 Categories (other): Former political divisions, Terms with Swahili translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Forms: Eastern Province [canonical], the Eastern Province [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~|head=Eastern Province}} Eastern Province or the Eastern Province
  1. A province of Rwanda. Capital: Rwamagana Wikidata QID: Q853152 Categories (place): Places in Rwanda, Provinces of Rwanda Translations (province of Rwanda): Oostelijke Provincie [feminine] (Dutch), Province de l'Est [feminine] (French), Intara y'Iburasirazuba (Rwanda-Rundi)
    Sense id: en-Eastern_Province-en-name-en:Q853152
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5
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