Polonnaruwa

[poh-luhn-uh-roov-uh]

noun

1. a town in E central Sri Lanka: Buddhist ruins.

Example Sentences

The jungles of the sacred city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka are home to 33 identified troops of toque macaques and one man; the story of scientist Dr. Wolfgang Dittus, who, over decades, has documented the lives of thousands of monkeys, revealing a complex society that is in many ways like our own, with footage of his interactions with monkeys over the course of 50 years, 9 p.m.

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The work is based on a monumental 12th century example famously carved into a stone cliff in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka’s medieval capital.

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Leila is being treated at the Department of Wildlife Conservation's facility near the temple city of Polonnaruwa.

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The worst hit area, where over 160,000 people are currently dependent on water brought in from outside, is north-central Polonnaruwa District.

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The Parakarama Samudraya, the largest reservoir in northern Polonnaruwa District, is currently at about 50 percent of capacity, officials say.

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