Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the earliest people of Sri Lanka, originally forest-dwelling hunters but now almost completely assimilated into the modern Sinhalese population.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of an aboriginal people in Ceylon, classed as of Dravidian stock.
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- proper noun The language of the Veddas.
- noun One of an
indigenous people ofSri Lanka .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Sinhalese vädda, perhaps from Middle Indic vajjita-, excluded, from Sanskrit varjita-, past passive participle of varjayati, he avoids, shuns, causative of vṛṇakti, he bends, turns.]
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The wavy-to curly-haired Australian race includes the Jungle Tribes of the Deccan, the Vedda of Ceylon, the
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"I feel confident that we'll be able to bring them into the family of GLBT-supportive businesses," Vedda said.
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"I feel confident that we'll be able to bring them into the family of GLBT-supportive businesses," Vedda said.
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Vedda said Chamber officials, who've already met once with Omni Hotels representatives, look forward to working with the company on issues including its employment practices.
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