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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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In the 4th Century AD, the ____ arrived in Sri Lanka, bringing with them a new culture and language.
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Sinhalese
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Tamil
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Muslims
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British
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1956, Sinhalese was made the only official language of Sri Lanka.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Tamils (or Hill Country Tamils) are descendants of bonded labourers sent from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka in the 19th century to work on tea plantations. Most Sri Lankan Tamils live in the Northern and Eastern provinces and in the capital Colombo, and most Indian Tamils live in the central highlands.
Detailed explanation-3: -The country is now known in Sinhala as Śrī Laṅkā (Sinhala: ) and in Tamil as Ilaṅkai (Tamil: , IPA: [iˈlaŋɡaɪ]). In 1972, its formal name was changed to “Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka".
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