Ceylon

n. island in the Indian Ocean (former name of Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: , ; known as Ceylon before 1972) is an island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometers (18½ mi) off the southern coast of India. Popularly referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, it is home to around twenty million people.
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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

n. Ceylon, island in the Indian Ocean

n. Ceylon, island in the Indian Ocean