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Sri Lanka

proper noun

  1. Asian country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ / /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ / /sɹiˈlæŋkə/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā) / ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”). Displaced Old English Deprobane.

  1. An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capital: Colombo.

    “Sri Lanka has asked the IMO to classify plastic pellets as toxic substances, and Vanuatu is calling for better reporting of containers lost at sea.”