Bandaranaike

American  

[bahn-drah-nee-kee] / ˌbɑn drɑˈni ki /

noun

1. Sirimavo 1916–2000, Sri Lankan political leader: prime minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1960–65, 1970–77.

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Bandaranaike British  

/ ˌbændərəˈnaɪɪkə /

noun

1. Chandrika See Kumaratunge

2. Sirimavo (ˌsɪrɪˈmɑːvəʊ). 1916–2000, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon (1960–65; 1970–77; 1994–2000); the world's first woman prime minister

3. her husband, Solomon . 1899–1959, prime minister of Ceylon (1956–59); assassinated

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Example Sentences

A Chinese man was reportedly caught trying to smuggle 200 live venomous scorpions through the Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday, Sri Lanka Customs officials confirmed.

From Fox News

Scorpions, however, may not be the strangest smuggling attempt ever reported at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

From Fox News

The inability of the government to respond to repeated warnings and to effectively deal with the crisis are signs of what Dr. Harinda Vidanage, the director of the Colombo-based Bandaranaike Center for International Studies, called a “meltdown of governance.”

From New York Times

“The political challenge was to demonstrate to the people that things were becoming normal. They rolled back the physical presence, but they would have maintained the intelligence. The military symbolism was rolled back quickly,” said Dr. Harinda Vidanage, the director of the Colombo-based Bandaranaike Center for International Studies.

From New York Times

An official with the Sri Lankan air force said an explosive was defused close to Bandaranaike International Airport, the city’s main airport, on Sunday night, and police conducted a controlled explosion Monday of a van parked near St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, where dozens were killed Sunday.

From Washington Post