Ceylon (n.)

  1. an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India

    [ Syn: ceylon ]

  2. a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

    [ Syn: sri lanka , democratic socialist republic of sri lanka , ceylon ]

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