Kandy

[kan-dee, kahn-]

noun

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

Kandy

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Sri Lanka's men's previous lowest Test innings was 71 against Pakistan in Kandy in 1994.

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Even the museum’s description, which describes Rub Kandy’s creations have “huge eyes that see everything,” is mildly creepy.

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Kandy Fuelling learned that all too well after being gravely injured in 2015 while assigned to work at a Colorado sawmill.

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One of the highlights of the looted objects being returned to Sri Lanka is the Cannon of Kandy, a ceremonial weapon made of bronze, silver and gold and inlaid with rubies.

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The cannon is believed to have fallen into Dutch hands in 1765, when Dutch troops attacked and conquered the Sri Lankan kingdom of Kandy.

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