Kandy

[ kan-dee, kahn- ]

/ ˈkæn di, ˈkɑn- /

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noun

a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples.

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Words nearby Kandy

Kanchenjunga, Kanchipuram, Kandahar, Kandinsky, Kandinsky, Wassily, Kandy, Kaneohe, kang, kanga, kanga pirau, kangaroo

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How to use Kandy in a sentence

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Babyby Tom Wolfe The ur-text of New Journalism still bears rereading now.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|December 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This massive building, temple and palace in one, was inhabited by the old line of native kings who made Kandy their capital.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
His command of a detachment of his regiment to Kandy in 1804 is still spoken of in Ceylon with admiration.
Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804|Arthur Johnston
The line to Kandy is always described as one of the most beautiful railways in the world, and it certainly deserves the character.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey

We drove back to our host's to breakfast, and directly afterwards started in two carriages to go to church at Kandy.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
Here we had a glimpse of the botanical garden at Kandy, and soon afterwards reached the station.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for Kandy

Kandy

/ (ˈkændɪ) /

noun

a city in central Sri Lanka: capital of the kingdom of Kandy from 1480 until 1815, when occupied by the British; sacred Buddhist temple; University of Sri Lanka. Pop: 112 000 (2005 est)

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