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Kurunegala

American  
[koor-oo-neg-uh-luh, -ney-guh-] / ˌkʊər uˈnɛg ə lə, -ˈneɪ gə- /

noun

  1. a city in W central Sri Lanka.

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Her village, Thalgaswewa in Kurunegala district, now finds itself on the frontlines of a worsening conflict between humans and elephants.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

At my parents’ home in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, as at many others across South Asia, curry leaf trees grow in the backyard, suffusing the air with a slight earthiness.

From New York Times • May 16, 2022

The lakes which add to the beauty of Colombo, Kandy, Lake Gregory, Nuwara Eliya and Kurunegala are artificial or partly so.

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

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