English Explanatory Dictionary

Sri Lanka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capital: Colombo.

Pronunciation

/ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ /sɹiˈlæŋkə/ En-us-Sri Lanka.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Sri Lanka.wav

Word forms

Sri Lanka

Etymology

Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā) / ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”).

Synonyms

Ceylon Serendib Serendip

Related words

Names of Sri Lanka

Derived words

Singlish Sri Lanka bay owl Sri Lanka bush warbler Sri Lanka hill myna Sri Lankan srilankite
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