Mahanuwaraමහනුවර(Settlement)Sinhalese Means "great city" derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with Sinhala නුවර (nuwara) meaning "city, town". This is the Sinhala name for Kandy.
Mataraමාතර(Settlement)Sinhalese Derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" and तर (tara) meaning "ferry, crossing". This is the name of a city in Sri Lanka.
Ratnapuraරත්නපුර(Settlement)Sinhalese Means "city of gems" from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and पुर (pura) meaning "city"... [more]