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How did Sri Lanka get its name?
斯里兰卡
锡兰 自治领
Questioner:Ethan Patel 2023-06-14 12:15:01
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Julian Clark——Works at the International Finance Corporation, Lives in Washington, D.C., USA.
Sri Lanka was given the
name Ceil?o by the Portuguese when they arrived in 1505. Later on when Ceil?o became a British Crown Colony,this very
name was transliterated into English as Ceylon. It achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. ... That is why Ceylon was changed to
Sri Lanka in 1972.
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