Tamil Eelam

/ ˈtæmɪl ˈiːlæm /

noun

1. the separate Tamil state that the Tamil Tigers have sought to establish in northern Sri Lanka

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tamil Eelam¹

from Tamil eelam homeland

Example Sentences

For Kulendran Thomas’s purposes, a nascent internet helped Tamil Eelam explore nonhierarchical forms of self-government.

From New York Times

“LTTE — The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Want a separate Tamil state. Prepared to slaughter Tamil civilians and moderates to achieve this.”

From Washington Post

Three of the 15 were members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the main group that fought the government during the war, though many were children at the time.

From Reuters

A desire for an independent state amongst parts of the Tamil minority gave rise to an armed separatist rebel group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, also known as the Tamil Tigers.

From BBC

Over the course of the civil war between insurgents from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sinhalese-majority state, the military descended upon Christian churches and Hindu temples where Tamils had sought refuge.

From New York Times