Ceylon
Sri Lanka, formerly
Ceylon is the former name of Sri Lanka, the island nation off the southern tip of India.
The name persists in certain products associated with the country: Ceylon tea, Ceylon cinnamon.
Someone called a Ceylonese or described as Ceylonese has roots in Sri Lanka.
The country officially changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1972.
Island nation near India
- ColomboSri Lankan capital city
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- Indian OceanSea south of Asia
- South AsiaIndia's surrounding region
Sinhalese · Tamil · subcontinent · tropical · monsoon · coastline · highlands · ancient
Of the United Kingdom
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- empireDomain under unified control
- dominionAuthority to rule
governor · spice trade · East India Company · annexation · Raj · administration · harbor · missionary
Aromatic bark spice
- cassiaCinnamon-like bark or tree
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- spice tradeHistorical exchange of aromatics
aromatic · export · harvest · peeling · fragrant · native · premium · quality
Large-scale farming operation
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- black teaFully oxidized leaf infusion
- estateProperty and grounds
- hill countryTerrain of rolling elevations
orange pekoe · brew · aromatic · export · plucking · rolling · fermentation · Lipton
Sri Lanka
Island nation near India
- ColomboSri Lankan capital city
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- Indian OceanSea south of Asia
South Asia · Sinhalese · Tamil · subcontinent · tropical · monsoon · coastline · highlands · ancient · maritime
British
Of the United Kingdom
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- empireDomain under unified control
dominion · governor · spice trade · East India Company · annexation · Raj · administration · harbor · missionary · plantation economy
cinnamon
Aromatic bark spice
spice trade · aromatic · export · harvest · peeling · fragrant · native · premium · quality · culinary
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
hill country · orange pekoe · brew · aromatic · export · plucking · rolling · fermentation · Lipton · orthodox
sapphire
Blue precious corundum
- blue sapphireAzure variety of corundum
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
mining · star sapphire · topaz · moonstone · lapidary · cutting · clarity · carat · jewel · rare
- British EmpireIndia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong
- Dutch ColoniesNew Amsterdam, New Netherland, Dutch East Indies, Suriname, Curacao
- Asian KingdomsAngkor, Pagan, Vientiane, Chola, Gupta
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- teagreen tea, black tea, oolong, white tea, Darjeeling
- cat breedsAbyssinian, Bengal, Thai, Persian, Burmese
- Ceylon teaTea from Sri Lanka