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C0065500 (kăn′dē) A city of central Sri Lanka east-northeast of Colombo. The last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon, it is a resort and religious center.

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(ˈkændɪ) n (Placename) 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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n. a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples. 97,872.

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Kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious centerDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

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(kăn`dē), city (1995 est. pop. 108,000), capital of Central prov., Sri Lanka, on the Kandy Plateau. Once the capital of the Sinhalese Kandyan kingdom, it is now a mountain resort and market center for an area producing tea, rubber, rice, and cacao. The main part of the city overlooks a scenic artificial lake built by the last king of Kandy in 1806. Near the lake is the Temple of the Tooth, said to house one of Buddha's teeth. This sacred relic, brought to Sri Lanka in the 4th cent. (reputedly by a princess who hid it in her hair), may have been destroyed (1560) by the Portuguese. The relic, which has made Kandy a pilgrimage and tourist attraction, is honored in the annual Esala Perahera pageant. Kandy is noted for such local handicrafts as reed and lacquer work and silver and brassware. Although the city's history dates back to the 5th cent. B.C., it did not become the capital of the Sinhalese kings until 1592. It was temporarily occupied by the Portuguese (16th cent.) and the Dutch (18th cent.); but, as a stronghold, it remained free until 1815, when the British captured it and exiled the last king to India. A palace, an art museum, and a library are the remnants of the royal period. In the suburb of Peradeniya is the Univ. of Sri Lanka (1942) and the famous botanical gardens, noted especially for their orchids.

Kandy

(in Sinhalese, Maha Nuwara; literally, “great city”), acity in Sri Lanka; administrative center of Central Province. Population, 76, 000 (1970). Railroad station. More than a thirdof the country’s tea estates are concentrated in the region. Adivision of Ceylon University that was formerly located in Colombo is in Kandy. A palace dating from the 13th century isamong the architectural monuments. The well-known Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, which were founded in 1821, arelocated 5 km southwest of the city. Kandy was the capital of thelast Sinhalese kingdom (15th century-1815), which was disman-tled by the British colonists.

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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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noun a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon

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