Trincomalee

or Trin·co·ma·li

[ tring-koh-muh-lee ]

/ ˌtrɪŋ koʊ məˈli /

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noun

a seaport in E Sri Lanka.

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How to use Trincomalee in a sentence

In due time we entered the remarkably beautiful harbour of Trincomalee.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
The sun was sinking fast when we shaped our course for the entrance to the harbour of Trincomalee.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
In 1782 he stormed Trincomalee a few days before the squadron of Suffren arrived in the neighbourhood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8|Various
Suffren winters in Sumatra, but regains Trincomalee before Hughes returns.
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence|A. T. Mahan

Hughes, on the 22d of April, got into Trincomalee, where he remained till June 23d.
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence|A. T. Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for Trincomalee

Trincomalee

/ (ˌtrɪŋkəʊməˈliː) /

noun

a port in NE Sri Lanka, on the Bay of Trincomalee (an inlet of the Bay of Bengal); British naval base until 1957: a centre of conflict in the insurgency by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). Pop: 44 313 (1981 census); more recent official figures are not available

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