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Kandyan

Kandyan adjective: of or relating to the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Adjective

Kandyan (comparative more Kandyan, superlative most Kandyan)

  1. Of or relating to the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
    • It is the ambition of each and every nooser to capture the first elephant; for he to whom falls this honor is considered the hero of the day, and in recognition of his skill and bravery is rewarded by His Excellency the Governor with an elephant book of Kandyan lacquer with brass and silver overlay.1931, The Literary Digest, volume 108, Funk & Wagnalls, page 37

Noun

Kandyan (plural Kandyans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Forms of Kandyan

Adjective
comparativemore Kandyan
superlativemost Kandyan
Noun
pluralKandyans

Origin of Kandyan

From Kandy + -an.

Questions about Kandyan

What does Kandyan mean?
Kandyan means of or relating to the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
What part of speech is Kandyan?
Kandyan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Kandyan in the dictionary

  1. kanduli
  2. kandulis
  3. kandura
  4. kanduras
  5. kandy
  6. Kandyan
  7. Kandyans
  8. kandyes
  9. kandys
  10. kane
  11. Kane County

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