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Sri Lankan

/ ˌsriː ˈlæŋkən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Sri Lanka or its inhabitants

“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


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

“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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The Sri Lankan national was wanted by French authorities and appeared at a court in London on Thursday.

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The blind 40-year-old Sri Lankan school teacher has represented his country in international tournaments and now wants women to share that space.

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They were served by a cosmopolitan retinue: Sri Lankan singers, Arab managers, European chefs and always Afghan workers in a multitude of indispensable roles.

Blind Sri Lankan officials hosting the tournament “watched” the match on YouTube by listening to the commentary.

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At least eight Sri Lankan cricketers will return home without playing in their tri-nation white-ball cricket series against Pakistan and Zimbabwe due to security concerns, a Sri Lankan official said Wednesday.

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