"Tamil Tiger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tamil Tigers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Tamil Tiger}} Tamil Tiger (plural Tamil Tigers)
  1. A member of a guerrilla organization seeking the establishment of an independent state in the northeast of Sri Lanka for the Tamil community. Related terms: Tamil Tigers Translations (a member of the Tamil Tigers): Тами́льский тигр (Tamílʹskij tigr) [masculine] (Russian), කොටියා (koṭiyā) (Sinhalese), tamilsk tiger (Swedish), தமிழ் புலி (tamiḻ puli) (Tamil), தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலி (tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip puli) (Tamil)
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