Serendib

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  1. 1
    An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.

    "2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it."

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sri lankasri lanka

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"2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it."

Etymology

From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Related to Ceylon.

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