Sri Lanka
geographical name
Sri Lan·ka (ˌ)srē-ˈläŋ-kə 
(ˌ)shrē-,
-ˈlaŋ-
variants or formerly Ceylon
si-ˈlän
sā-
country in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India; coextensive with the island of Ceylon; capital Colombo area 25,332 square miles (65,610 square kilometers), population 22,577,000
Note: Sri Lanka is an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Sri Lankan
(ˌ)srē-ˈläŋ-kən
adjective or noun (ˌ)shrē-
-ˈlaŋ-