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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka, on the western coast of the island on the Indian Ocean. The city was probably known to Greco-Roman, Arab, and Chinese traders more than 2,000 years ago. It became capital of the crown colony of Ceylon in 1802 and of independent Ceylon in 1948.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Geography) The (official) capital city of Sri Lanka. Population (2000) = 1,994,000.
- noun (Med.) See
calumba .
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- proper noun Former capital and largest city of
Sri Lanka .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on the streets of Colombo on Wednesday before police fired tear gas and broke up the clashes.
Sri Lanka Clashes Erupt Over Arrest Of General Sarath Fonseka 2010
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COLOMBO - A Tamil suicide guerrilla assassinated Sri Lanka's navy commander in an audacious attack in Colombo, riding his motorcycle close to the officer's car and blowing it up with a powerful bomb.
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Cricket world's first digital trophy up for grabs during Lanka tri-series COLOMBO - The trophy to be given to the winner of the tri-Series between Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand in Colombo is no longer just an inanimate object that will gather dust in a cricket boardroom cabinet.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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COLOMBO: An explosion ripped through a commercial area of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - President Mahinda Rajapaksa won Sri Lanka's first post-war national election on Wednesday, but his rival alleged vote-rigging from inside an newspaper, featuring a picture of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at paper stall, in Colombo, January 27, 2010.
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COLOMBO, March 1 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan ruling party activists demonstrated outside the British High Commission in Colombo on Monday, denouncing what they called London's support for Tamil separatists abroad.
My Sinchew - phuijee 2010
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury newspaper, featuring a picture of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at paper stall, in Colombo, January 27, 2010.
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July 19th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas will retire from Test cricket after the third match against Pakistan in Colombo starting Monday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury newspaper, featuring a picture of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at paper stall, in Colombo, January 27, 2010.
WN.com - Articles related to Up to 40,000 civilians 'died in Sri Lanka offensive' 2010
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury newspaper, featuring a picture of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at paper stall, in Colombo, January 27, 2010.
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