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Colombo

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The capital of Ceylon, and the chief port on the W. coast; it is surrounded on three sides by the sea, and on the other by a lake and moat; is supplied with water and gas; has many fine buildings; has a very mixed population, and has belonged to Britain since 1796; communicates with Kandy by railway.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Colombo'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/colombo.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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