Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of extreme northern Sri Lanka on Palk Strait. It was the center of an ancient Tamil culture until the Portuguese conquest of 1619.
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- proper noun a city in northern
Sri Lanka
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Examples
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It was centred around Jaffna, hence the term Jaffna Tamil.
Pak Tea House 2009
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Instead, fighting continues in Jaffna and other places to this day.
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In Jaffna, which is on the northernmost tip of Sri Lanka, it is the first election for local councils in 12 years.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Washington Post called Jaffna born music phenom, Maya Arulpragasam (popularly known as MIA) the "most innovative and dynamic pop star of her generation" as it covered the story of MIA's release of her third album "Maya" Tuesday.
TamilNet Newswire 2010
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Police said no casualties were reported in Jaffna, which is located 396 kilometres north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
DWS Pill Scribe Politico 2010
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Police said no casualties were reported in Jaffna, which is located 396 kilometres north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
DWS Full News Feed Politico 2010
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Police said no casualties were reported in Jaffna, which is located 396 kilometres north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
DWS Full News Feed Politico 2010
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Police said no casualties were reported in Jaffna, which is located 396 kilometres north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
DWS Full News Feed Politico 2010
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Police said no casualties were reported in Jaffna, which is located 396 kilometres north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
DWS Pill Scribe Politico 2010
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The separatist group waged a long and violent fight demanding an independent homeland for the country's minority Tamils who call Jaffna their cultural and political home.
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