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the Pettah
2. the Pettah: the traditional market area of Colombo.
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1803 R. Percival Acct. Island of Ceylon v. 111 The pettah of Colombo deserves particular notice, from its extent and superior structure.
1821 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 111 95 The latter frequenting houses, and abounding by night in the streets of the Pettah.
1892 C. G. Cumming Two Happy Years in Ceylon (1901) i. 26 Our way lay through the Pettah, or native town, thronged by an ever-fascinating kaleidoscope of infinitely varied human beings.
1962 Housewife (Ceylon) Feb. 29 She will..not go to the Pettah more than twice a month.
1998 Britannica Online (Version 98.2) The Pettah has become a district of small shops, markets, and sidewalk stalls, with all the characteristic features of an Oriental bazaar.
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