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Kandyan in a sentence

Kandyan meaning

Of or relating to the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Using Kandyan

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
  • In the example corpus, kandyan often appears in combinations such as: the kandyan, kandyan kingdom.

Context around Kandyan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

osari 1×

Often after:

kingdom 3× sari 1× thesavalamai 1× style 1× king 1× dance 1×

Sentence patterns with Kandyan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the kandyan dance and 1× captured the kandyan kingdom in 1× century a kandyan kingdom formed 1× into the kandyan kingdom 1× respectively as kandyan thesavalamai jaffna 1× sari osari kandyan sari or 1× the kandyan style is 1× to the kandyan king and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

basic civil law 1× colombo asian educational 1× the amendments made 1× the kandyan style 1× the main conditions 1× there are six 1×

Common sentence endings:

and up country 1× in several centuries 1× of public service 1× of sinhalese women 1× tamils and others 1× the entire island 1×

Words around Kandyan

Just before it in the word index:

kandy 48 kandula 6 kandukur 2 kanduho 2 kandos 3 kandor 4

Just after it in the word index:

kane 1.185 kaneakua 2 kaneda 6 kaneez 2 kaneff 2 kanehailua 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Kandyan

  • In this selection, "kandyan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, osari, kingdom, sari and thesavalamai stand out and add context to how "kandyan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the kandyan dance and and captured the kandyan kingdom in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kandyan" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kandyan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Kandyan style is considered as the national dress of Sinhalese women. (12 words)

Thus a large number of Keralans and Tamils from south India found their way into the Kandyan kingdom. (18 words)

When the British captured the Kandyan kingdom in 1815, the territory came under a single polity for the first time in several centuries. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Basic civil law is Roman-Dutch, but laws pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance are communal, known as respectively as Kandyan, Thesavalamai (Jaffna Tamil) and Muslim (Roman-Dutch law applies to Low-country Sinhalese, Estate Tamils and others). (38 words)

The main conditions of the treaty were that the Dutch should hand over the coastal areas they capture to the Kandyan king and the king should grant the Dutch a monopoly over trade on the entire island. (37 words)

There are six common types of drums falling within 3 styles (one faced. two faced, and flat faced): *The typical Sinhala Dance is identified as the Kandyan dance and the Gatabera drum is indispensable to this dance. (37 words)

Example sentences (8)

When the British captured the Kandyan kingdom in 1815, the territory came under a single polity for the first time in several centuries.

Thus a large number of Keralans and Tamils from south India found their way into the Kandyan kingdom.

The amendments made to the circular would allow female state employees to wear the sari, osari (Kandyan sari) or any other conservative outfit that is appropriate to protect the dignity of public service.

Basic civil law is Roman-Dutch, but laws pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance are communal, known as respectively as Kandyan, Thesavalamai (Jaffna Tamil) and Muslim (Roman-Dutch law applies to Low-country Sinhalese, Estate Tamils and others).

Colombo: Asian Educational Services. 4. Medieval history In the 15th century a Kandyan Kingdom formed which divided the Sinhalese politically into low-country and up-country.

The Kandyan style is considered as the national dress of Sinhalese women.

The main conditions of the treaty were that the Dutch should hand over the coastal areas they capture to the Kandyan king and the king should grant the Dutch a monopoly over trade on the entire island.

There are six common types of drums falling within 3 styles (one faced. two faced, and flat faced): *The typical Sinhala Dance is identified as the Kandyan dance and the Gatabera drum is indispensable to this dance.

Common combinations with kandyan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kandyan" in a sentence?
An example: "When the British captured the Kandyan kingdom in 1815, the territory came under a single polity for the first time in several centuries." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "kandyan" from authentic English texts.
What does "kandyan" mean?
Kandyan means: Of or relating to the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
How many example sentences with "kandyan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "kandyan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.