Sri Lanka

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sinhala ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlæŋkə/

Proper noun

1. An island/and/country in South Asia, off the coast of India.

Synonyms

• Ceylon (no longer used)
• Serendib (archaic)
• Serendip (archaic)

Translations

• French: Sri Lanka
• German: Sri Lanka
• Italian: Sri Lanka
• Portuguese: Sri Lanka
• Russian: Шри-Ла́нка
• Spanish: Sri Lanka

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