Kandy

American

[kan-dee, kahn-] / ˈkæn di, ˈkɑn- /

noun

a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples.

Kandy British

/ ˈkændɪ /

noun

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)

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Indrani describes how she and her family ran for their lives in the dark as raging flood waters swept away parts of her home in Kudugalhena village in Kandy district.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Brook's side have returned to their happy hunting ground in Kandy after playing all their group matches in India, at Mumbai and Kolkata.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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

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

The present clearing lay at an elevation of fully three thousand feet above the sea-level, while the altitude of Kandy is not more than sixteen hundred feet.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

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