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Negombo

Negombo proper noun: negombo, a city in Sri Lanka.

Proper noun

Negombo

  1. Negombo, a city in Sri Lanka

Negombo meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Sinhala

Negombo in Tamil

city in Sri Lanka
நீர்கொழும்பு nīrkoḻumpu

Negombo in Marathi

city in Sri Lanka
नेगोम्बो negombo

Negombo in Sinhala

city in Sri Lanka
මීගමුව mīgamuwa

Origin of Negombo

From Tamil நீர்கொழும்பு (nīrkoḻumpu), borrowed via Portuguese Negombo.

Questions about Negombo

What does Negombo mean?
Negombo means negombo, a city in Sri Lanka.
What is Negombo in Tamil?
Negombo in Tamil is நீர்கொழும்பு (nīrkoḻumpu). See Negombo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Negombo?
Negombo is a proper noun.

Words near Negombo in the dictionary

  1. negociating
  2. negociation
  3. negociations
  4. negolyte
  5. negolytes
  6. Negombo
  7. Negomir
  8. NegOr
  9. Negoslavci
  10. negotiabilities
  11. negotiability

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