ceylon

1. An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India (synset 108736795)
   is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
   is a part of: indian ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south
2. A republic on the island of Ceylon;
   Became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 (synset 108736933)
   domain member region:

   • liberation tigers of tamil eelam, ltte, tamil tigers, tigers, world tamil association, world tamil movement - a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
   • hindooism, hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
   is an instance of: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
   member holonym:

   • singhalese, sinhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
   • sri lankan - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
   has:

   • capital of sri lanka, colombo - the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
   • kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
   • eelam, tamil eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
   • adam's peak, samanala - a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
   same as: democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka

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