Tamil Tigers

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the Tamil Tigers a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist movement founded in the early 1970s that seeks to establish an independent Tamil homeland (Tamil Eelam) in northern Sri Lanka

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Words nearby Tamil Tigers

Tameside, Tamiflu, Tamil, Tamil Eelam, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Tigers, tamis, Tamm, Tammany, Tammany Hall, tammar

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How to use Tamil Tigers in a sentence

All the shirtless photos hunting tigers and harpooning whales are love letters to the endless queues of fatherless girls.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is getting ready to watch Jack Morris, the Tigers ace, go for win number nineteen against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There he is at Tigers Stadium in Detroit on a September baseball night hanging on to summer.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was his brother, a Leo who always liked big cats, who first suggested getting real tigers as mascots.
Should Tony the Truck Stop Tiger Go Free?|Melissa Leon|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

All of the tigers were much happier once they arrived here and began to realize the freedom and socialization they can have.
Should Tony the Truck Stop Tiger Go Free?|Melissa Leon|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was certainly reported that they were very much infested with tigers, but this deterred no one.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Kari had no objection to wine drinking, but he did not like meat-eating men any more than he liked meat-eating tigers.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
We afterwards learnt that scarcely a night passes in this neighbourhood without an ox, horse, or goat being carried off by tigers.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The temple rests on the backs of numerous elephants and tigers, which lie next to each other in peaceful attitudes.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
And will all that have been killed and devoured by lions, tigers, hyenas, and crocodiles again revive?
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane