Serendib

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, island of the Sinhala people). See सिंहल (siṃhala, Sri Lanka), द्वीप (dvīpa, island). Doublet of Ceylon.

Proper noun

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Serendib

  1. An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.
    • 2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka
      His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it.

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