democratic socialist republic of sri lanka
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A republic on the island of Ceylon;
Became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 (synset 108736933)domain member region:- liberation tigers of tamil eelam, ltte, tamil tigers, tigers, world tamil association, world tamil movement - a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
- hindooism, hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
member holonym:- singhalese, sinhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
- sri lankan - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
has:- capital of sri lanka, colombo - the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
- kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
- eelam, tamil eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
- adam's peak, samanala - a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
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