Trincomalee

or Trin·co·ma·li

[ tring-koh-muh-lee ]

noun
  1. a seaport in E Sri Lanka.

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British Dictionary definitions for Trincomalee

Trincomalee

/ (ˌtrɪŋkəʊməˈliː) /


noun
  1. 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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