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Sri Lan•ka
Pronunciation: (srē" läng'ku, lang'ku, shrē"), [key]an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 14,200,000; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km).
Cap.: Colombo. Formerly,
Ceylon. Arabic,
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