Walauwa means manor house in Sinhala

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Sinhala word architectural term traditional residence type

Walauwa means manor house in Sinhala, referring to a traditional residence of the Sri Lankan elite or aristocracy.

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Walauwa 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sinhala word ⓘ
architectural term ⓘ
traditional residence type ⓘ
architecturalFunction residential ⓘ
associatedWith Sri Lankan aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sri Lankan elite ⓘ
culturalContext Sri Lankan culture ⓘ
culturalSignificance represents traditional elite lifestyle ⓘ
symbol of hereditary privilege ⓘ
denotes large residential estate ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole center of local administration ⓘ
symbol of social status ⓘ
language Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaning manor house ⓘ
partOf Sri Lankan architectural heritage ⓘ
region Kandyan regions of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Sri Lankan lowlands ⓘ
relatedConcept country house ⓘ
manor ⓘ
relatedLanguageTerm Sinhala architecture terminology GENERATED ⓘ
socialClassAssociation aristocracy ⓘ
gentry ⓘ
upper class ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence colonial Sri Lanka ⓘ
pre-colonial Sri Lanka ⓘ
typicalOccupants high-status officials ⓘ
landowning families ⓘ
local nobility ⓘ
usedInCountry Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka → nameElementMeaning → Walauwa means manor house in Sinhala ⓘ
subject surface form: Horagolla Walauwa