English Explanatory Dictionary

Ceylon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .
  2. A male given name transferred from the place name.
  3. An object-oriented, strongly statically typed programming language with an emphasis on immutability.
noun
  1. Tea produced in Sri Lanka.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ceylon.wav /seɪˈlɑn/ /siˈlɑn/

Word forms

Ceylon Ceylone Zeyloon Ceylons

Etymology

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.

Related words

Names of Sri Lanka

Derived words

Ceylonese Ceylon gooseberry Ceylon ironwood Ceylon moss Ceylon tea
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