"Vavuniya" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Tamil வவுனியா (vavuṉiyā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|வவுனியா}} Tamil வவுனியா (vavuṉiyā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vavuniya
  1. Vavuniya, a city in Sri Lanka Wikipedia link: Vavuniya Categories (place): Cities in Sri Lanka Translations (city in Sri Lanka): ဝဝုနိယာ (wa.wu.ni.ya) (Burmese), වවුනියාව (wawuniyāwa) (Sinhalese), வவுனியா (vavuṉiyā) (Tamil)
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      "word": "ဝဝုနိယာ"
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