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Kandy

American  
[kan-dee, kahn-] / ˈkæn di, ˈkɑn- /

noun

  1. a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples.


Kandy British  
/ ˈkændɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central Sri Lanka: capital of the kingdom of Kandy from 1480 until 1815, when occupied by the British; sacred Buddhist temple; University of Sri Lanka. Pop: 112 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ireland and Australia have both been eliminated from the T20 World Cup as rain prevented play in the Group B game between the Irish and Zimbabwe at Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

But with the rain unrelenting in Kandy the match was abandoned with both Ireland and Zimbabwe taking a point apiece.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

He reached his fifty off 21 balls to beat Eoin Morgan's 25-ball effort against the West Indies in Kandy in 2012.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

With Marsh, who missed Australia's first two matches, still doubtful for Monday's game in Kandy after suffering bleeding from a testicle, Smith is in line to pad up at the top of the order.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Railways.—After repeated vain attempts by successive governors to connect Colombo with the interior by railways, Sir Charles MacCarthy successfully set on foot a railway of 75 m. in length from Colombo to Kandy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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