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Galle

American

[gahl] / gɑl /

noun

a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.

Galle British

/ ˈɡɔːl /

noun

Former name: Point de Galle. a port in SW Sri Lanka; along with other coastal settlements, it suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 90 270 (2001)

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But Galle said the Swift-Kelce wedding isn’t even close to the biggest billionaire-based scandal around Madison Square Garden.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

A magistrate in the Sri Lankan city of Galle ordered that the 84 bodies should be released to the Iranian embassy.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

A ship was in distress, roughly 20 nautical miles off the coast from the city of Galle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Medical staff at the main hospital in Galle said 32 rescued Iranians were still being treated under tight security provided by police and elite commandos.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

A family of alchemists at work, an engraving by Philip Galle, after a painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, published by Hieronymus Cock, c.1558.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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