Lanka

Proper noun

Meaning

(mythology, Hinduism) The island city of Ravana in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.

(informal, abbreviation) Sri Lanka.

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A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality. Nicholas D. Kristof

When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to tell me what to think? When was the last time he was in Iraq or Afghanistan or Sri Lanka... or anywhere that didn't have a beach? Lisa Ling

We should not play like Australia or India or England - we should play like Sri Lanka. Mahela Jayawardene

In Indian astronomy, the prime meridian is the great circle of the Earth passing through the north and south poles, Ujjayinī and Laṅkā, where Laṅkā was assumed to be on the Earth's equator. Aryabhata

India (even) supported the government of Sri Lanka in another UN resolution in Geneva two years back. So for India having changed its mind this time, there may have been some justifiable reasons. India has been asking the Sri Lankan government to give a political solution. Chandrika Kumaratunga

If you have driven a vehicle in Moratumulla, you can drive in any road in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Proverb

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