Jaffna

[ jahf-nuh ]

noun
  1. a seaport in N Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna

/ (ˈdʒæfnə) /


noun
  1. a port in N Sri Lanka: for many centuries the capital of a Tamil kingdom. Pop: 149 000 (2005 est)

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