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Taprobana

Taprobana proper noun: sri Lanka.

Proper noun

Taprobana

  1. (obsolete) Sri Lanka.

Forms of Taprobana

alternative formTaprobane
alternative formTrapobana
alternative formTrapobane

Origin of Taprobana

Learned borrowing from Latin Tāprobana, from Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē).

Questions about Taprobana

What does Taprobana mean?
Taprobana means sri Lanka.
What part of speech is Taprobana?
Taprobana is a proper noun.

Words near Taprobana in the dictionary

  1. tappoons
  2. Tapps
  3. tappy
  4. tappy-lappy
  5. tappying
  6. Taprobana
  7. Taprobane
  8. taproom
  9. taprooms
  10. taproot
  11. taproot text

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