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Cey⋅lon

  [si-lon, sey-]
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–noun
former name of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lan⋅ka

  [sree lahng-kuh, lang-kuh, shree]
–noun
an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Capital: Colombo.
Formerly, Ceylon.
Arabic, Serendip.

Related forms:
Sri Lankan, adjective, noun
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Cey·lon   (sĭ-lŏn', sā-)   
See Sri Lanka.
Cey'lo·nese' (-nēz', -nēs') adj. & n.
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Cultural Dictionary

Ceylon

Former name for the nation now called Sri Lanka.


Sri Lanka [(sree lahng-kuh)]

Formerly Ceylon, now an island republic in the Indian Ocean just southeast of India.

Note: A British colony since 1796, the island became independent in 1948.
Note: Marked by hostility between its Buddhist Sinalese majority and Hindu Tamil minority (see Buddhism and Hinduism).
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Word Origin & History

Sri Lanka 
large island southeast of India (known in Eng. until 1972 as Ceylon), from Lanka, older name for the island and its chief city + Skt. sri "beauty" (esp. of divinities, kings, heroes, etc.), also an honorific prefix to proper names, from PIE base *kreie- "to be outstanding, brilliant, masterly, beautiful" (cf. Gk. kreon "lord, master").

Ceylon 
Port. form of Sri Lanka (q.v.).
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