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what is the old name of Sri Lanka

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Answered by NeverMind11
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Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Lankā; Tamil: இலங்கை , Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island in the northern Indian Ocean which has been known under various names over time. Under British rule, the island was known as Ceylonfrom 1815-1972.
Answered by AnviChhajed
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Ceylon

Sri Lanka's government has decided to change the names of all state institutions bearing the nation's former British colonial name, Ceylon. The decision comes 39 years after the country was renamed Sri Lanka.

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