Trincomalee

or Trin·co·ma·li

[ tring-koh-muh-lee ]

/ ˌtrɪŋ koʊ məˈli /

noun

a seaport in E Sri Lanka.

Example sentences from the Web for trincomalee

In due time we entered the remarkably beautiful harbour of Trincomalee.

Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army |Charles Alexander Gordon
He had re-taken Trincomalee before the English could come to its defence.

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
From the above records it would appear that the Trincomalee was in these waters over a year at this period.

Some Reminiscences of old Victoria |Edgar Fawcett
Trincomalee , an important naval station and seaport on the NE.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

Nelson, without due consideration we think, declared the harbor of Trincomalee to be "the finest in the world."

The Pearl of India |Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for trincomalee

Trincomalee

/ (ˌtrɪŋkəʊməˈliː) /

noun

a port in NE Sri Lanka, on the Bay of Trincomalee (an inlet of the Bay of Bengal); British naval base until 1957: a centre of conflict in the insurgency by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). Pop: 44 313 (1981 census); more recent official figures are not available

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Trincomalee

or Trin·co·ma·li

noun

Example sentences from the Web for trincomalee

British Dictionary definitions for trincomalee

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