Walauwa
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walauwa-205-5878470
title:
Walauwa
text:
Walauwa or walawwa is the name given to a feudal/colonial manor house in Sri Lanka of a native headmen. It also refers to the feudal social systems that existed during the colonial era. The term walauwa is derived from the Tamil word valavu, which denotes a compound or garden, and by implication, a large house with aristocratic connotations. The pinnacle of walauwas in the Sinhala social stratum is the wasala walauwa. Wasala is derived from the word Wasasathana, meaning residence. In the Sinhale
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wiki
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description:
Term for a manor house in Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walauwa
date created:
2008-06-01T21:32:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T10:30:18Z
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