1. A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
   - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon [archaic]

See also: Sri Lankan

Type of: country, land, state

Part of: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations

Encyclopedia: Sri Lanka

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