Trincomalee

American

[tring-koh-muh-lee] / ˌtrɪŋ koʊ məˈli /

Or Trincomali

noun

a seaport in E Sri Lanka.

Trincomalee British

/ 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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Sri Lanka nationals Saleem Ali and Naseem Ali took a seven-hour bus ride from Trincomalee to be at the game.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family have taken refuge at a fortified naval base in Trincomalee, on the northeastern coast.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

Protesters gathered in front of Trincomalee Naval Base in the north-east on Tuesday amid unconfirmed reports that Mahinda Rajapaksa had fled there with his family after escaping from his Colombo residence.

From BBC • May 11, 2022

Authorities in Sri Lanka had evacuated more than 75,000 people, most of them from the Trincomalee area, before the Burevi cyclone hit.

From Reuters • Dec. 3, 2020

Tradition tells us that Trincomalee was founded by a colony of Malabars, many centuries before Christ, antedating all authentic records relating to the island.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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