Bandaranaike

[ bahn-drah-nee-kee ]

noun

1. Si·ri·ma·vo [see-, r, ee-, mah, -vaw], 1916–2000, Sri Lankan political leader: prime minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1960–65, 1970–77.

Bandaranaike

/ ˌbændərəˈnaɪɪkə /

noun

1. BandaranaikeChandrika Chandrika See Kumaratunge
2. BandaranaikeSirimavo19162000FSri LankanPOLITICS: stateswomanPOLITICS: prime minister Sirimavo (ˌsɪrɪˈmɑːvəʊ). 1916–2000, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon (1960–65; 1970–77; 1994–2000); the world's first woman prime minister
3. BandaranaikeSolomon18991959MSri LankanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister her husband, Solomon . 1899–1959, prime minister of Ceylon (1956–59); assassinated

Example Sentences

She follows in the footsteps of just two other women - Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga - both of whom had family ties to politics.

From BBC

However, when I wear the Sri Lankan osaree, some people recognize me correctly as being “from the country of Mrs. Bandaranaike,” the world’s first female prime minister.

From Scientific American

Bandaranaike proudly wore our national dress on every public occasion.

From Scientific American

But officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo stopped Basil Rajapaksa from boarding a plane out of the country.

From New York Times

A Chinese man was reportedly caught trying to smuggle 200 live venomous scorpions through the Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday, Sri Lanka Customs officials confirmed.

From Fox News