Ceylon

Cey·lon (s

-l

, s

See Sri Lanka.

Ceylo·nese (-n

, -n

) adj. & n.

Ceylon [sɪˈlɒn]

1. (Placename) the former name (until 1972) of Sri Lanka

2. (Placename) an island in the Indian Ocean, off the SE coast of India: consists politically of the republic of Sri Lanka. Area: 64 644 sq. km (24 959 sq. miles)

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Noun	1.	Ceylon - an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south
	2.	Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement - a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo - the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon Kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center Eelam, Tamil Eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for Adam's Peak, Samanala - a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) Singhalese, Sinhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Translations

Ceylon [sɪˈlɒn] N (Hist) → Ceilán m

Ceylon [sɪˈlɒn] n → Ceylan m Ceylon tea
Ceylon tea n → thé m de Ceylan

Ceylon

n → Ceylon nt

Ceylon [sɪˈlɒn] n → Ceylon f

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Adam's Peak bandicoot rat blue peafowl capital of Sri Lanka Ceylon bowstring hemp Ceylon cinnamon Ceylon cinnamon tree Cinnamomum Cinnamomum zeylanicum cinnamon cinnamon bark Colombo Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Eelam genus Cinnamomum Kandy ketembilla kitambilla kitembilla	He had been on a tea plantation in Ceylon and a traveller in America for Italian wines; his secretaryship of the water company in Toledo had lasted longer than any of his employments; he had been a journalist and for some time had worked as police-court reporter for an evening paper; he had been sub-editor of a paper in the Midlands and editor of another on the Riviera. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context Company, which runs from Ceylon to Sydney, touching at King George's Point and Melbourne. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context Her delicately formed ears, her vermilion hands, her little feet, curved and tender as the lotus-bud, glitter with the brilliancy of the loveliest pearls of Ceylon, the most dazzling diamonds of Golconda. Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context	cetology Cetonia Cetonia aurata Cetoniidae Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus Cetorhinus maximus Cetraria Cetraria islandica Cetraric Cetraric acid Cetrarin cetrimide Cetshwayo Cetti's warbler Cetus Cetyl cetyl alcohol Cetylic Cetylic alcohol Ceuta Cévennes ceviche Cewa Ceylanite Ceylon Ceylon bowstring hemp Ceylon cinnamon Ceylon cinnamon tree Ceylon gooseberry Ceylon lac Ceylon moss Ceylonese Ceylonite Ceyx Cezanne Cézanne Cf cf. CFA CFB CFC CFD CFE CFI CFIDS CFL cfm CFO CFS CFTR	CEWP CEWQO CEWRC CEWRE CEWS CEWSS CEWT CEWV CEWW CEX CEXAM CEXC CEXI cextract CEY CEY CEYA CEYAC CEYC CEYCA CEYE CEYER Ceyhan CEYI Ceylanite Ceylanite Ceylon Ceylon Bird Club Notes Ceylon bowstring hemp Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka Ceylon cinnamon Ceylon cinnamon tree Ceylon Communist Party Ceylon Electricity Board Ceylon Federation of Labor Ceylon Fisheries Harbours Corporation Ceylon German Technical Training Institute Ceylon gooseberry Ceylon gooseberry Ceylon Government Railway Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association Ceylon Indian Congress Ceylon Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research Ceylon Ironwood Ceylon lac Ceylon Leather Products Ltd. Ceylon Mercantile Industrial and General Workers Union Ceylon Moors Ceylon moss Ceylon National Chamber of Industries Ceylon National Workers Congress Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force

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Adam's Peak
bandicoot rat
blue peafowl
capital of Sri Lanka
Ceylon bowstring hemp
Ceylon cinnamon
Ceylon cinnamon tree
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
cinnamon
cinnamon bark
Colombo
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Eelam
genus Cinnamomum
Kandy
ketembilla
kitambilla
kitembilla

He had been on a tea plantation in Ceylon and a traveller in America for Italian wines; his secretaryship of the water company in Toledo had lasted longer than any of his employments; he had been a journalist and for some time had worked as police-court reporter for an evening paper; he had been sub-editor of a paper in the Midlands and editor of another on the Riviera.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

Company, which runs from Ceylon to Sydney, touching at King George's Point and Melbourne.

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context

Her delicately formed ears, her vermilion hands, her little feet, curved and tender as the lotus-bud, glitter with the brilliancy of the loveliest pearls of Ceylon, the most dazzling diamonds of Golconda.

Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context

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