Vedda
or Ved·dah
[ ved-uh ]
/ ˈvɛd ə /
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noun
a Sri Lankan aborigine.
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How to use Vedda in a sentence
To keep Congress from feeling overwhelmed, Vedda suggests splitting NASA’s budget between year-to-year items checked annually, and long-term programs that are revisited once every two years or so.
We need to shield the US space program from election cycle chaos|Neel Patel|October 5, 2020|MIT Technology ReviewThe true Vedda are a grave but happy people, quiet, upright, hospitable with a strong love of liberty.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry KeaneVedda skull dolichocephalic (70.5) and very small, Sakai mesaticephalic , Toala (mixed) low brachycephalic .
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry KeaneThe wild Vedda simply leave their dead in a cave, which is then deserted.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
British Dictionary definitions for Vedda
Vedda
Veddah
/ (ˈvɛdə) /
noun plural -da, -das, -dah or -dahs
a member of an aboriginal people of Sri Lanka, characterized by slender build, dark complexion, and wavy hair, noted for their Stone Age technology
Word Origin for Vedda
C17: from Sinhalese: hunter, of Dravidian origin
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