Ceylon

Cey·lon  (s-ln, s-)

See Sri Lanka.

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Ceylo·nese (-nz, -ns) adj. & n.

Thesaurus

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 [sɪˈlɔn] n → Ceilán m

Ceylon [sɪˈlɔn] n → Ceylan m

Ceylon [sɪˈlɔn] n → Ceylon nt

Ceylon [sɪˈlɔn] n → Ceylon f