"Ceylon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /sɪˈlɒn/ [UK], /seɪˈlɑn/ [US], /siˈlɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ceylon.wav Forms: Ceylone [alternative, obsolete], Zeyloon [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (US) -ɑn Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|Ceilão}} Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, {{der|en|fro|Seilan}} Old French Seilan, {{der|en|fa|سیلان|tr=saylān}} Persian سیلان (saylān), {{der|en|pi|sīhaḷa}} Pali sīhaḷa, {{der|en|sa|सिंहल}} Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala), {{doublet|en|Sinhala}} Doublet of Sinhala Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ceylon
  1. (archaic, historical) Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia . Tags: archaic, historical Categories (place): Countries in Asia Translations (old name for Sri Lanka): Ceylon (Afrikaans), Cejloni (Albanian), سِيلَان (sīlān) [masculine] (Arabic), Ցեյլոն (Cʻeylon) (Armenian), Seylon (Azerbaijani), Zeilan (Basque), Цэйлон (Cejlón) [masculine] (Belarusian), সিংহল (śiṅghôl) (Bengali), Цейло́н (Cejlón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), စီလုံ (cilum) (Burmese), Ceilan (Catalan), 錫蘭 /锡兰 (Xīlán) (Chinese Mandarin), Cejlon [masculine] (Czech), Ceylon (Danish), Ceylon (Dutch), Cejlono (Esperanto), Tseilon (Estonian), Ceylon (Finnish), Ceylan [masculine] (French), Ceilán [masculine] (Galician), ცეილონი (ceiloni) (Georgian), Ceylon [neuter] (German), Zeylon [also, neuter] (German), Ceylan [neuter] (German), Κεϋλάνη (Keÿláni) [feminine] (Greek), ציילון (tseilón) [masculine] (Hebrew), सेलोन (selon) (Hindi), सिंहल (sĩhal) [masculine] (Hindi), Ceylon (Hungarian), Seylon (Icelandic), Ceylon (Indonesian), an tSiolóin [feminine] (Irish), Ceylon (Italian), Ceilano (Italian), セイロン (Seiron) (Japanese), 실론 (Sillon) (Korean), Ceilona [feminine] (Latvian), Ceilonas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Цејлон (Cejlon) [masculine] (Macedonian), Sailan (Malay), Selan (Malay), Ceylon (Norwegian Bokmål), Ceylon (Norwegian Nynorsk), سیلان (Seylan) (Ottoman Turkish), سیلان (saylân) (Persian), Cejlon [masculine] (Polish), Ceilão [masculine] (Portuguese), Ceilon [masculine] (Romanian), Цейло́н (Cejlón) [masculine] (Russian), Цејлон [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Cejlon [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Cejlón [masculine] (Slovak), Cejlon [masculine] (Slovene), Ceilán [masculine] (Spanish), Sélong (Sundanese), Ceylon (Swedish), ซีลอน (siil-on) (Thai), Seylan (Turkish), Цейло́н (Cejlón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), سنہل (sinhal) (Urdu), Tích Lan (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Ceylon-en-name-R1U28uz~ Categories (other): Former names of countries, Sri Lanka, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 33 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 36 32 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 28 38 33 Disambiguation of 'old name for Sri Lanka': 74 20 6
  2. (very rare) A male given name transferred from the place name. Tags: rare
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with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 33 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 36 32 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 33 19 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 43 22 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 53 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 46 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 42 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 43 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 45 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 51 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 25 46 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 43 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 48 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Sundanese translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 42 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 27 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 27 42 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 43 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 27 42 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 28 42 29
  3. (computer languages) An object-oriented, strongly statically typed programming language with an emphasis on immutability.
    Sense id: en-Ceylon-en-name-6GSB81eU Categories (other): Computer languages, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 33 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 36 32 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 35 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 33 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 28 38 33 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ceylonese, Ceylon gooseberry, Ceylon ironwood, Ceylon moss

Noun

IPA: /sɪˈlɒn/ [UK], /seɪˈlɑn/ [US], /siˈlɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ceylon.wav Forms: Ceylons [plural], Ceylone [alternative, obsolete], Zeyloon [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (US) -ɑn Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|Ceilão}} Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, {{der|en|fro|Seilan}} Old French Seilan, {{der|en|fa|سیلان|tr=saylān}} Persian سیلان (saylān), {{der|en|pi|sīhaḷa}} Pali sīhaḷa, {{der|en|sa|सिंहल}} Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala), {{doublet|en|Sinhala}} Doublet of Sinhala Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Ceylon (countable and uncountable, plural Ceylons)
  1. Tea produced in Sri Lanka. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Names of Sri Lanka
    Sense id: en-Ceylon-en-noun-ffoc~JN- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Sri Lanka Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 33 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 36 32 16 Disambiguation of Sri Lanka: 38 3 2 57

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ceylonese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ceylon gooseberry"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ceylon ironwood"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      "name": "bor+"
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    {
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        "3": "Seilan"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sa",
        "3": "सिंहल"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sinhala"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Sinhala",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala.",
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      "tags": [
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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        "obsolete"
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              109
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          "ref": "2021 June 30, David Clough, “Brush: a UK rail icon”, in RAIL, number 934, page 55:",
          "text": "Brush supplied shunters to industrial clients, but the first significant main line order came from the Ceylon Government Railway in 1950 for 25 diesel-electrics.",
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          ],
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "Cʻeylon",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ցեյլոն"
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          "code": "bn",
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          "roman": "śiṅghôl",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "সিংহল"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "Cejlón",
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          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "cilum",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "စီလုံ"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceilan"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Xīlán",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "錫蘭 /锡兰"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Cejlon"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
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        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Cejlono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Tseilon"
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        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
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          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ceylan"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ceilán"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ceiloni",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "ცეილონი"
        },
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          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
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          ],
          "word": "Ceylon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "Zeylon"
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        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
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          "word": "Ceylan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Keÿláni",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Κεϋλάνη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tseilón",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
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          ],
          "word": "ציילון"
        },
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "selon",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "सेलोन"
        },
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          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sĩhal",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
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          ],
          "word": "सिंहल"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Seylon"
        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "an tSiolóin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceilano"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Seiron",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "セイロン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Sillon",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "실론"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ceilona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ceilonas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Cejlon",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Цејлон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Sailan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Selan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "old name for Sri Lanka",
          "word": "Ceylon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 20 6",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seɪˈlɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈlɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(UK) -ɒn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(US) -ɑn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Marco Polo"
  ],
  "word": "Ceylon"
}

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{
  "called_from": "page/2530",
  "msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
  "path": [
    "Ceylon"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Ceylon",
  "trace": ""
}

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