The pearl shaped island off the coast of India that is the only home to the Sinhala civilization and one of the places where large numbers of Tamils reside. It has a long history that is found in a biased form in the Mahavamsha as well as a long religious threvada buddhist tradition and saiva hindu tradition. It is home of the burghers of Portugese and Dutch descent.
by bbuhki July 8, 2003
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lanky-wannabe: man i wish i was her :(
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by fijdoifj June 28, 2005
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Get the lanky nonce mug.The future name of the detroit pistons when they are bankrupted due to being horibble at basketball, and then sold to a business man who will move the team to Sri Lanka.
by jacobes January 28, 2010
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"Shani, Melanie, and Kasun are three awesome Lankees."
"Are they from India?"
"No silly. They're from Sri Lanka!"
"Are they from India?"
"No silly. They're from Sri Lanka!"
by Lovely Lankee #4 April 4, 2010
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hey kevin, can you get that can from the top shelf for me? gaddamn your lanky. hey everyone, kevin's the lankmaster!
by Jane_Bond October 27, 2003
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