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forest meaning in Sinhala

කැලය kælaya

/ˈfɒɹɪst//ˈfɔɹəst/

forest in Sinhala: කැලය (kælaya). In English, forest means a dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

Sinhala words for forest

dense collection of trees
කැලය kælaya

English meaning of forest

  1. noun A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
  2. noun Any dense collection or amount.
  3. noun A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
  4. noun A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.

Full definition of forest

forest in a sentence

  • a forest of criticism

Synonyms of forest

forest in other languages

Questions about forest in Sinhala

What is the meaning of forest in Sinhala?
Forest in Sinhala is කැලය (kælaya).
forest යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Forest: කැලය (kælaya).
What does forest mean in English?
Forest means a dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forest (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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