Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the East and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement - a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"

country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo - the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon

Kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center

Adam's Peak, Samanala - a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)

Singhalese, Sinhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka