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Kandy
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Kan·dy  (knd)
A city of central Sri Lanka east-northeast of Colombo. The last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon, it is a resort and religious center. Population: 109,000.
Kandy [ˈkændɪ]
n
(Placename) a city in central Sri Lanka: capital of the kingdom of Kandy from 1480 until 1815, when occupied by the British; sacred Buddhist temple; University of Sri Lanka. Pop.: 150 532 (1997 est.)
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Noun1.KandyKandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948


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