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Tamil Eelam
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Tamil Eelam [ˈtæmɪl ˈiːlæm]
n
(Placename) the separate Tamil state that the Tamil Tigers have sought to establish in northern Sri Lanka
[from Tamil eelam homeland]
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Noun1.Tamil Eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
Eelam
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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UNICEF chief Ted Chaiban said: "We are currently advocating with the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam to get the children released.
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For two decades, the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam fought government troops in a bloody separatist conflict that claimed an estimated 65,000 lives.
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The conflict between the Sri Lankan troops and the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam has cost nearly 65,000 lives since 1983.
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