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nouna republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
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nounan island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Indiapart of:
Definition that contains ceylon
- 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
- saint francis xavier Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
- coleus amboinicus an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus
- cassia-bark tree Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
- kandy a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
- mole rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon