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| Noun | 1. |  Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement - a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo - the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon Kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center Eelam, Tamil Eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for Adam's Peak, Samanala - a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) Singhalese, Sinhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka |
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