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Definition of Sri Lanka in English: Sri Lankaproper nounsrɪ ˈlaŋkəʃrɪˌsri ˈlæŋkə An island country off the south-eastern coast of India; population 20,700,000 (estimated 2015); languages, Sinhalese (official), Tamil; capital, Colombo. 斯里兰卡(印度东南海海岸附近岛国,2009年估计人口21, 324, 800,语言包括僧伽罗语 官方语言,泰米尔语;首都,科伦坡;原称CEYLON 1972年前) Former name (until 1972) Ceylon
The island was ruled by a strong native dynasty from the 12th century but was successively dominated by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British from the 16th century and finally annexed by the British in 1815. A Commonwealth state from 1948, the country became an independent republic in 1972. Since 1981 there has been fighting between government forces and Tamil separatist guerrillas Rhymesanchor, banker, Bianca, canker, Casablanca, Costa Blanca, flanker, franker, hanker, lingua franca, Lubyanka, rancour (US rancor), ranker, Salamanca, spanker, tanka, tanker, up-anchor Definition of Sri Lanka in US English: Sri Lankaproper nounˌsri ˈlæŋkəˌsrē ˈlaNGkə An island country off the southeastern coast of India; population 20,700,000 (estimated 2015); languages, Sinhalese (official), Tamil; capital, Colombo. 斯里兰卡(印度东南海海岸附近岛国,2009年估计人口21, 324, 800,语言包括僧伽罗语 官方语言,泰米尔语;首都,科伦坡;原称CEYLON 1972年前) The island was ruled by a strong native dynasty from the 12th century but was successively dominated by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British from the 16th century; it was finally annexed by the British in 1815. A Commonwealth of Nations state from 1948, the country became an independent republic in 1972. Civil war between the government and Tamil separatists began in the 1980s and ended with a government victory in 2009 Former name (until 1972) Ceylon |