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Serendip (other)
Serendip may refer to: * Serendip, an Old Persian Names of Sri Lanka, name for Sri Lanka *or Serendib (other), Serandib, an Old Arabic Names of Sri Lanka, name for Sri Lanka * SERENDIP, a SETI program at UC Berkeley * Serendip Sanctuary, a protected area for wildlife in Victoria, Australia * ''The Three Princes of Serendip'', an old Persian fairy tale See also * Serendipity (other) {{disambig Names of Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Names Of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Lankā; ta, சிறி லங்கா / இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean which has been known under various names over time. ''Lanka'' ''Lak-vaesiyaa'' in Sinhala means an inhabitant of the island of Lanka. ''Lak-diva'' in E'lu (old Sinhala) means the island of Lanka. Another traditional Sinhala name for Sri Lanka was ''Lakdiva'', with ''diva'' also meaning "island". A further traditional name is ''Lakbima''. ''Lak'' in both cases is derived again from ''Lanka''. The same name could have been adopted in Tamil as ''Ilankai;'' the Tamil language commonly adds "i" before initial "l". The Sanskrit epic ''Ramayana'' mentioned it ''Lanka'' and the abode of King Ravan. The name of Sri Lanka was introduced in the context of the Sri Lankan independence movement, pushing for the independence of British Ceylon during the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |