Eelam
Ee lam |ˈēləm, ˈēˌlam ˈilæm | the proposed homeland of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka, for which the Tamil Tigers separatist group fought until their defeat in 2009.
Eelam |ˈiːləm | the proposed homeland of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka, for which the Tamil Tigers separatist group have been fighting since the early 1980s.