English Explanatory Dictionary

Tamil Eelam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Tamil-majority provinces of Sri Lanka, comprising of the north and eastern areas.
  2. The proposed independent state comprising of said districts.

Word forms

Tamil Eelam

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழீழம் (tamiḻīḻam, “Tamil lands of Eelam (Sri Lanka)”).

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