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Mannar

American  
[muh-nahr] / məˈnɑr /

noun

  1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.


Mannar British  
/ məˈnɑː /

noun

  1. the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing

"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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If real, the pearls would have been harvested by pearl divers in the Gulf of Mannar, between present day Sri Lanka and India.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

Premadasa’s supporters organized the convoy of Muslims who had fled their homes in the northern district of Mannar in 1982, when the Tamil insurgency began to grow.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2019

No one in Mannar mentioned the use of trawling by local Sri Lankan fishermen when explaining the shortages they will face in the none-too-distant future.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2016

School students protested in Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar and Vavuniya districts.

From BBC • May 20, 2015

"On that note, professor," Captain Nemo told me, "you and your companions will visit the Mannar oysterbank, and if by chance some eager fisherman arrives early, well, we can watch him at work."

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.

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