Ceylon
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- proper noun
- Literature
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Ceilán
- Of these, Pakistan gained independence on August 14, 1947, India on August 15, 1947, and Sri Lanka (known then as Ceylon) on February 4, 1948.
He'd been extolling the delights of French food since they'd met in Ceylon, and was intent that their first meal be one for the record books.
- He'd been extolling the delights of French food since they'd met in Ceylon, and was intent that their first meal be one for the record books.
- And there's a common debate of Ceylon versus cassia or Ceylon cinnamon versus cassia.
Examples
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We met in Ceylon when we were in the OSS.
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We—the lady from Boston, her son, the Ceylon tea-planter, and I—hire a guide and carriage and go for a drive.
Blog text (22) -
Would you like a cup of Ceylon tea?
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l decided to go to Ceylon on my own and return after three months to see if my wife had changed her mind.
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What was wrong with Ceylon as a name, anyway?
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Believe me, I had her photo by my bed in Ceylon.
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I'll look for you in Ceylon.
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He'd been extolling the delights of French food since they'd met in Ceylon, and was intent that their first meal be one for the record books.
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Even so, Christians and Buddhists have been talking to one another for some time, ranging from the "Great Dispute of Panadura" in Ceylon in 1873 to the proliferation of inter-religious conversations of the present day.
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Would you like a cup of Ceylon tea?
Synonyms
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An old poetic name for the island nation Sri Lanka
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An island country in the Indian Ocean southeast of India
The official name of the country Sri Lanka
Compounds
A tropical plant with thick striped green leaves grown for strong fibers and decoration
A tropical tree with thin, fragrant brown bark that people use as a spice in baking
- Specialized
A tropical tree from Sri Lanka with thin, fragrant bark used as true cinnamon
A small spiny tree from Sri Lanka and India that has purple fruit with sweet, tart flesh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ceylon comes from the old Portuguese name Ceilão, which came from the island's local name Sinhala, meaning 'lion'. So Ceylon originally meant the 'lion' island, which is why the name was used for the country and for its famous tea.