Ceylon
Ceylon · Ceylons
Tea produced in Sri LankaTea produced in Sri Lanka.
UK/sɪˈlɒn/US/seɪˈlɑn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Tea produced in Sri Lanka.
More definitions
- an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
- a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
Origin
Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala.
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Forms
plural: CeylonsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India:Sri Lanka
- a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948:Sri LankaDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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