Sri Lanka

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[edit] English

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From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṃkā), from Sanskrit श्री (śrī), holy) and लंका (lankā), island).

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  • IPA: /ˌʃɾiː.ˈlaŋ.kaː/

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Singular
Sri Lanka

Plural
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Sri Lanka

  1. Country in South Asia. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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“Sri Lanka” has been the official name since 1972; prior to that it was Ceylon.

Place names are a source of controversy in Sri Lankan politics, in connection with the Sri Lankan Civil War, and some find “Sri Lanka” to be too Sinhalese. A Tamil name is Eelam, and some Tamil political parties retain “Ceylon” in their name, such as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress and the Ceylon Workers’ Congress.

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Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and a country)

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Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka n.

  1. Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka m.

  1. Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka f.

  1. Sri Lanka

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Singular only
Nominative Sri Lanka
Genitive Sri Lanki
Dative Sri Lance
Accusative Sri Lankę
Instrumental Sri Lanką
Locative Sri Lance
Vocative Sri Lanko

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