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Batticaloa

Batticaloa proper noun: a city in Sri Lanka.

Proper noun

Batticaloa

  1. A city in Sri Lanka.

Batticaloa meaning in Tamil and Sinhala

Batticaloa in Tamil

city in Sri Lanka
மட்டக்களப்பு maṭṭakkaḷappu, மீன்பாடும் தேன்நாடுநாடு mīṉpāṭum tēṉnāṭunāṭu

Batticaloa in Sinhala

city in Sri Lanka
මඩකලපුව maḍakalapuwa

Origin of Batticaloa

From Portuguese Batticaloa, ultimately from Tamil மட்டக்களப்பு (maṭṭakkaḷappu).

Questions about Batticaloa

What does Batticaloa mean?
Batticaloa means a city in Sri Lanka.
What is Batticaloa in Tamil?
Batticaloa in Tamil is மட்டக்களப்பு (maṭṭakkaḷappu), மீன்பாடும் தேன்நாடுநாடு (mīṉpāṭum tēṉnāṭunāṭu). See Batticaloa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is a proper noun.

Words near Batticaloa in the dictionary

  1. batterymates
  2. batterymen
  3. Battes
  4. Battey
  5. Batteys
  6. Batticaloa
  7. batticon
  8. battier
  9. batties
  10. battiest
  11. battik

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