Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka

Sri Lan·ka

S0688200 (srē läng′kə, shrē) Formerly Cey·lon (sĭ-lŏn′, sā-) An island country in the Indian Ocean off southeast India. Inhabited originally by the Vedda, the island was later invaded by the Sinhalese (6th century bc) and the Tamil (10th century ad). The island's lucrative spice trade was controlled from the 12th century onward by the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch, and British. Ceylon became a British colony in 1802 and achieved independence in 1948. In 1972 the island was declared a republic, adopting the Sinhalese name of Sri Lanka. A civil war between the government and Tamil separatists began in 1983 and ended in 2009 with the defeat of the Tamil army. Colombo is the capital and the largest city.

Sri Lan′kan adj. & n.

Sri Lankan

(ˌsriː ˈlæŋkən) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to Sri Lanka or its inhabitants2. (Peoples) of or relating to Sri Lanka or its inhabitantsn (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Sri Lankan - a native or inhabitant of Sri LankaDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
Adj.	1.	Sri Lankan - of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels"Ceylonese

Translations

sri-lankischceilandésceilanés

Sri Lankan

Soviet-Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Agreements

Diplomatic relations were established between the USSR and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on Dec. 6, 1956. Agreements were concluded on cultural cooperation (Jan. 15, 1958), on trade (Feb. 8, 1958), and on payments (Feb. 8, 1958). An agreement on economic and technical cooperation (May 25,1958) provided for the extension of credit to Ceylon on favorable terms, for USSR assistance in the construction of a metallurgical plant, a tire factory, a plant for building materials, a flour mill, and a grain elevator, and for USSR assistance in land reclamation and fishing. Upon completion of the main projects foreseen in this agreement, a protocol was signed (Apr. 29, 1968) concerning the utilization of the remaining credit; the USSR agreed to cooperate in expanding the metallurgical plant and an industrial scientific research institute and in training Ceylonese nationals in the USSR. The two countries also concluded agreements on establishing a regular shipping line between Soviet ports and Ceylon (Nov. 14,1962), on air transportation (Feb. 22, 1964), on cooperation in ocean fishing (Aug. 19, 1971), and on economic and technical cooperation (Jan. 28,1975).

Sri Lankan

Sri Lan·ka

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Sri Lankan

Soviet-Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Agreements

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Synonyms for Sri Lankan

noun a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

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adj of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture

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