Usually means: Market area in South Asian cities.
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▸ noun:  (in Sri Lanka and southern India) A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort.

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Pett, Puttalam, Seringapatam, Pentland, Sadras, Poonamalee, Perth, Black Town, Hatton, Valvettithurai, more...

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Pettah Floating Market, more...

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Pett, Puttalam, Seringapatam, Pentland, Sadras, Poonamalee, Perth, Black Town, Hatton, Valvettithurai, more...

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Pettah Floating Market, more...



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