Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
- /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/
- /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/
- /sɹiˈlæŋkə/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā) / ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”).
proper noun
- An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capitals: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Sri Lanka has asked the IMO to classify plastic pellets as toxic substances, and Vanuatu is calling for better reporting of containers lost at sea.
Translations
Every language
name an island and country in South Asia
| Español | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스리랑카 Seurirangka |
| 日本語 | スリランカ Suriranka |
| 中文 | 斯里蘭卡 Sīlǐlánkǎ |
| हिन्दी | श्रीलंका śrīlaṅkā, सिंहल sĩhal, श्रीलङ्का śrīlaṅkā, सिंघल siṅghal |
| Kiswahili | Sirilanka |
| Português | Sri Lanka |
| Français | Sri Lanka |
| Deutsch | Sri Lanka |
| Italiano | Sri Lanka |
| Ελληνικά | Σρι Λάνκα Sri Lánka |
| Română | Sri Lanca |
| Русский | Шри-Ла́нка Šri-Lánka, Шри-Ланка́ Šri-Lanká |
| Tiếng Việt | Xri Lan-ca, Tích Lan |
| العربية | سِرِيلَانْكَا sirīlānkā, سَرَنْدِيب sarandīb, سَيْلَان saylān |
| עברית | סְרִי לַנְקָה sri lanka |
Talk about this word "Sri Lanka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sri%20lanka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sri Lanka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sri%20lanka "Sri Lanka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sri%20lanka.Cite this
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title = {Sri Lanka},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sri%20lanka},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
