Noun: Sri Lanka sree'laang-ku [N. Amer], shri'lang-ku [Brit]
- A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon [archaic]
- An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
- Ceylon [archaic]
Type of: country, island, land, state
Part of: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, Indian Ocean
Encyclopedia: Sri Lanka