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Vedda
or Ved·dah
[ ved-uh ]
noun
- a Sri Lankan Aborigine.
Vedda
/ ˈvɛdə /
noun
- a member of an aboriginal people of Sri Lanka, characterized by slender build, dark complexion, and wavy hair, noted for their Stone Age technology
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Vedda1
C17: from Sinhalese: hunter, of Dravidian origin
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Example Sentences
The true Vedda are a grave but happy people, quiet, upright, hospitable with a strong love of liberty.
From Project Gutenberg
Vedda skull dolichocephalic (70.5) and very small, Sakai mesaticephalic , Toala (mixed) low brachycephalic .
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The wild Vedda simply leave their dead in a cave, which is then deserted.
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