Tamil Eelam

British  

/ ˈtæmɪl ˈiːlæm /

noun

1. the separate Tamil state that the Tamil Tigers have sought to establish in northern Sri Lanka

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Etymology

Origin of Tamil Eelam

from Tamil eelam homeland

Example Sentences

For Kulendran Thomas’s purposes, a nascent internet helped Tamil Eelam explore nonhierarchical forms of self-government.

From New York Times

Three of the 15 were members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the main group that fought the government during the war, though many were children at the time.

From Reuters

A desire for an independent state amongst parts of the Tamil minority gave rise to an armed separatist rebel group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, also known as the Tamil Tigers.

From BBC

That attack was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, otherwise known as the Tamil Tigers, a separatist group that for decades fought for an independent Tamil nation.

From Washington Post

The suicide attacks recalled those of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a guerrilla group that fought for an independent Tamil nation, before finally losing its war against the Sri Lankan state.

From The New Yorker