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Princeton's WordNet
Eelam, Tamil Eelamnoun
the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
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Eelam
Eelam (Tamil: ஈழம், īḻam, Tamil: [iːɻɐm], also spelled Eezham, Ilam or Izham in English) is the native Tamil name for the South Asian island now known as Sri Lanka. The exact etymology and the original meaning of the word are not clearly known, and there are number of conflicting theories. The Retroflex approximant ḻ in īḻam is a characteristic phoneme for Dravidian languages, now only retained in the closely related languages Tamil and Malayalam. Conventionally it has been represented in the Latin script with the digraph zh.
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Eelam is a term used by Tamil nationalists to refer to the Tamil regions of South Asia where they want to establish an independent Tamil state. It particularly relates to the north and northeast regions of Sri Lanka where the ethnic Tamil population is significant. The term was popularized during the Sri Lankan Civil War, where the rebel group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), fought for an independent state.
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Eelam
Eelam also spelled Eezham, Ilam or Izham in English is the native Tamil name for the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Eelam is also a name for the spurge, toddy and gold. The exact etymology and the original meaning of the word are not clearly known, although there are number of conflicting theories. The Retroflex approximant l in Eelam is a unique phoneme for Dravidian languages, retained in closely related Tamil and Malayalam. Conventionally it has been represented in the Latin script with the digraph zh.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Eelam in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Eelam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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