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Ceylon meaning in Sinhala

සෙයිලොන් seyilon

/sɪˈlɒn/US/seɪˈlɑn/

Ceylon in Sinhala: සෙයිලොන් (seyilon). In English, Ceylon means former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .

Sinhala words for Ceylon

old name for Sri Lanka
සෙයිලොන් seyilon

English meaning of Ceylon

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

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Questions about Ceylon in Sinhala

What is the meaning of Ceylon in Sinhala?
Ceylon in Sinhala is සෙයිලොන් (seyilon).
Ceylon යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Ceylon: සෙයිලොන් (seyilon).
What does Ceylon mean in English?
Ceylon means former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .

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