Serendib

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Serendib

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From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Related to Ceylon.

proper noun Serendip

An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. 2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it.

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"Serendib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/serendib. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Serendib. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/serendib

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"Serendib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/serendib.

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@misc{serendib_2026,
  title = {Serendib},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serendib},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}