Ceylon – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Ceylon
n.
island in the Indian Ocean (former name of Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ( or ;
Sinhalese - ශ්රී ලංකාව,
Tamil Ilaṅkai), officially the
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as
Ceylon , is an
island country in
South Asia near south-east
India.
Ceylon
Noun
1. an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Indian Ocean
2. a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
(synonym) Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(hypernym) country, state, land
(member-meronym) Sinhalese, Singhalese
(part-meronym) Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka
(class) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement
Ceylon
n.
Ceylon, island in the Indian Ocean
Ceylon
nf.
Ceylon, island in the Indian Ocean
