Sri Lankan
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Sri Lankan poet-turned-author Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient” is a lyrical, highly detailed exploration of love across the decades and how its sacred qualities overcome time and geography.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan man living in Canada, makes multiculturalism and the history of exoticizing the desert key themes in “The English Patient.”
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
While Sri Lankan officials say they have not identified foreigners being trafficked into the country, dozens of Sri Lankans have been rescued from scam compounds abroad over the past year.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, is a British-born rapper with Sri Lankan parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
He imagined that they were Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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