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anuradhapura

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A⋅nu⋅ra⋅dha⋅pu⋅ra

  [uh-noor-uh-duh-poor-uh, uhn-oo-rah-duh-]
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a city in N central Sri Lanka: ruins of ancient Buddhist temples. 30,000.
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A·nu·ra·dha·pur·a   (ŭn'ə-rä'də-pŏŏr'ə, ə-nŏŏr'ə-)   
A town of north-central Sri Lanka north-northeast of Colombo. The ancient capital of Sinhalese kings of Ceylon, it has extensive ruins and is a Buddhist pilgrimage center. Population: 53,200.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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