Vedda

(vedə)

noun pl. Veddas or Vedda

a member of the aboriginal people of Sri Lanka
also sp. Veddah

Origin: Sinhalese, hunter

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See Vedda in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Ved·dah

noun pl. Vedda Vedda or Ved·das also Veddah or Ved·dahs
A member of the earliest people of Sri Lanka, originally forest-dwelling hunters but now almost completely assimilated into the modern Sinhalese population.

Origin:

Origin: Sinhalese, hunter

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