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Tamil Eelam

(ˈtæmɪl ˈiːlæm)

(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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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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