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Definitions of ceylon
  1. noun
    a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
  2. noun
    an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
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  • xavier Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
  • cinnamon spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
  • colombo the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
  • ceylon a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
  • cassia Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
  • theravada buddhism one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
  • democratic socialist republic of sri lanka a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
  • bandicoot rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
  • saint francis xavier Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
  • cassia-bark tree Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
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