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City in central Sri Lanka, former capital of
the kingdom of Kandy 1480-1815; population
(1985) 140,000. Products include tea. One of
the most sacred Buddhist shrines is situated
at Kandy, and the chief campus of the
University of Sri Lanka (1942) is at
Peradenia, 5 km/3 mi away.