Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

සමාජය

/samaajaya/Roman

English meaning: Society

Sinhala Definition

(සිංහල)

සමාජය යනු ජනයා ඒකට ජීවත් වෙන ප්‍රජාවකි.

English Definition

A community of people sharing the same environment, traditions, and norms.

Example

හොඳ සමාජයක් ගොඩනැගීම රජයේ ඉලක්කයයි.

In English: Building a good society is the government's goal.

Synonyms

  • ප්‍රජාව

Literary Heritage

සමාජය ශක්තිමත් නම් ජාතිය ශක්තිමත්, ජනතාව එකමුතු නම් ජය ලැබේ.

/samājaya śaktimat nam jātiya śaktimat, janatāva ekamuntu nam jaya læbē./

When society is strong the nation is strong; when people unite, victory comes.

Gunadasa Amarasekara · Novelist and Cultural Critic · 1929–2022

Gamanaka Mula

Gamanaka Mula — Gunadasa Amarasekara on collective social strength and national identity

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සිංහල
Sinhala
Script
Sinhala
Family
Indo-Aryan
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