contest meaning in Sinhala
පොරය poraya
/ˈkɒn.tɛst/
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British/ˈkɔntɛst/
contest in Sinhala: පොරය (poraya). In English, contest means controversy; debate.
Sinhala words for contest
- contest, encounter
- පොරය poraya
English meaning of contest
- noun Controversy; debate.
- noun Struggle for superiority; combat.
- noun A competition.
- verb To contend.
contest in a sentence
- The child entered the spelling contest.
- I will contest for the open seat on the board.
- The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
Synonyms of contest
contest in other languages
Questions about contest in Sinhala
- What is the meaning of contest in Sinhala?
- Contest in Sinhala is පොරය (poraya).
- contest යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
- Contest: පොරය (poraya).
- What does contest mean in English?
- Contest means controversy; debate.
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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “contest”: පොරය. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: contest (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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