Pronunciations (3)
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/sɪˈlɒn/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/seɪˈlɑn/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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/siˈlɑn/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Proper noun
Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .
Usage- Archaic
- Historical
- Examples
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More examples (1)
Brush supplied shunters to industrial clients, but the first significant main line order came from the Ceylon Government Railway in 1950 for 25 diesel-electrics.
A male given name transferred from the place name.
Usage- Rare
An object-oriented, strongly statically typed programming language with an emphasis on immutability.
Noun
Tea produced in Sri Lanka.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Related words
- Names of Sri Lanka