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Kandy

Pronunciation: /ˈkandi/
Definition of Kandy
  • a city in Sri Lanka; population 121,300 (est. 2007). It was the capital (1480–1815) of the former independent kingdom of Kandy and contains one of the most sacred Buddhist shrines, the Dalada Maligava (Temple of the Tooth).

Derivatives

Kandyan

adjective

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Definition of Kandy in the US English dictionary
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