Ceylon

/ sɪˈlɒn /

noun

1. the former name (until 1972) of Sri Lanka
2. an island in the Indian Ocean, off the SE coast of India: consists politically of the republic of Sri Lanka. Area: 64 644 sq km (24 959 sq miles)

Ceylon

1. Former name for the nation now called Sri Lanka .

Example Sentences

The other is Ceylon cinnamon, which tastes sweeter.

From Salon

Flying Bird Botanicals Holiday Cheer Gift Set Four tea tins from Bellingham are boxed for gift-giving, each filled with six silken, biodegradable pyramid tea bags in Cedarwood Chai, Vanilla Rose Ceylon, Chokola and Twilight Mint.

From Seattle Times

George Maxwell Alagiah was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka - then called Ceylon - on 22 November 1955, before his family moved to Ghana in the wake of ethnic unrest.

From BBC

His parents were Christian Tamils; the country, then called Ceylon, mired in ethnic violence.

From BBC

It can sell petroleum products through 150 fuel stations currently operated by state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp., and also invest in 50 new fuel stations, the ministry said.

From Seattle Times