Kotte

[ koh-tey ]

noun

1. a city in SW Sri Lanka, just E of Colombo.

Example Sentences

“The truth on the table — that is the most important thing,” said Anton Kotte, who lost his son, daughter-in-law and his 6-year-old grandson when MH17 was shot down.

From Washington Times

“It’s a miracle nobody was injured,” Mayor Gido Oude Kotte told Dutch broadcaster NOS.

From Washington Times

Earlier this month, 17 people were injured at a religious procession in Kotte when two elephants ran amok.

From BBC

Video from a local television station showed one of the elephants in the procession suddenly bolting from a group of people in the town of Kotte, located near Colombo.

From Fox News

The annual street pageant, or Perahera, starts at a 600-year-old Buddhist temple and features dancers and a parade of elaborately decorated elephants through the streets of Kotte, according to Reuters.

From Fox News