Ceylon

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1. Ceylon - Noun

2. Ceylon - Proper noun

Meaning

an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India

a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

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In Ceylon I had a black nurse who wet - nursed me. Years later I was told by my father that she said of me:"This boy plenty belly, big stick." Christopher Vokes

We read of the gales that bear from the shores of Ceylon the breathings of the cinnamon groves. Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Air defense was another problem: the British had three squadrons of Hawker Hurricanes and three more of Fulmars to defend Ceylon. Source: Internet

According to the 1911 Sri Lankan census, 66% of the population were Sinhalese, 13% were Ceylon Tamils, 13 % were Indian Origin Tamils and 6% were Ceylon Moors. Source: Internet

After the Matale Rebellion led by Puran Appu in 1848, in which a number of Sinhalese recruits defected to the side of the rebels, the recruitment of Sinhalese to the British forces was temporarily halted and the Ceylon Regiments disbanded. Source: Internet

A later definition of the Burgher people of Ceylon was handed down in 1883 by the Chief Justice of Ceylon, Sir Richard Ottley. Source: Internet

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