Meanings
proper noun
- A town, the provincial capital of Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Origin
- Sinhaleseහම්බන්තොට
- EnglishHambantota
From Sinhalese හම්බන්තොට (hambantoṭa).
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Chinese Mandarin 漢班托塔 /汉班托塔
- 漢班托塔 /汉班托塔 (Hànbāntuōtǎ)town in Sri Lanka
Hindi हम्बनटोटा
- हम्बनटोटा (hambanṭoṭā)town in Sri Lanka
Portuguese Hambantota
- Hambantotatown in Sri Lanka
Tamil அம்பாந்தோட்டை
- அம்பாந்தோட்டை (ampāntōṭṭai)town in Sri Lanka
Cite this entry
APA
Hambantota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hambantota
MLA
“Hambantota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hambantota. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hambantota,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hambantota.
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