Unit: 6; Lesson 2 (E) : Sri Lanka: The Pearl of The Indian Ocean
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka. The olden city is today surrounded by monasteries, covering an area of over sixteen square miles. The city is also significant in Hindu legend as the capital of King Ravana.
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Bundala National Park
Bundala National Park is one of Sri Lanka’s leading destinations for birdwatchers. The park is also home to large populations of elephants, crocodiles, turtles and the leopards.
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Hikkaduwa- Coral reef & sandy beaches
Hikkaduwa is a little town on the south coast of Sri Lanka. It is well-known for its beach
and corals. It is principally a tourist destination, and serves as a great beach with options to surf, snorkel and enjoy the sun.
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Dambulla
Major attractions of this city include the biggest and greatest potted cave temple complex of Sri Lanka. It is also famous for the Rangiri Dambulla global Stadium, which was built in just 167 days. The city also boasts to have the biggest rose peak range in South Asia and the iron wood forest.
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Words | Bangla Meaning | Synonyms/ Meanings | Antonyms |
01.Cluster (n) | āĻā§āĻā§āĻ/ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ/āĻĻāĻ˛ | Something coming together in groups | 01.one |
02.Atoll (n) | āĻāĻĒāĻšā§āĻ°āĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ° | An island made of coral and ring shaped | 02.———- |
03.Coral (n) | āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ | A hard tiny substance formed by sea creatures | 03.——— |
04.Lagoon (n) | āĻāĻĒāĻšā§āĻ°āĻĻ | A lake of salt water | 04.———- |
05.Set Sail (v) | āĻāĻ˛āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž | Set out on water route | 05. ——- |
06.Convert (v) | āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž/ āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° | Change | 06. perpetuate |
07.Conquer (v) | āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž | Win | 07. lose, forfeit |
08. Abolish (v) | āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž/ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž | evict | 08. defend, protect |