Serendib

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Etymology

From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "inc-pra" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. and Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”); Doublet of Ceylon.

Proper noun

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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