Sri Lankan
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Last month, Sri Lankan customs officials intercepted nine Chinese nationals attempting to smuggle used mobile phones and laptops in the hundreds, raising suspicion they were to be used in large-scale fraud operations.
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
"The cost of flying Aloka to Colombo from Texas was ten times that of an ordinary passenger taking the same route," a Sri Lankan monk handling local arrangements said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government had taken a number of measures to try to get the economy back on track, including removing subsidies on electricity and hiking income tax rates to as much as 36%.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Ratwatte is Sri Lankan, a lively man in his forties who has been flying commercial jets his entire adult life.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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