How did Sri Lanka get its name?
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Sri Lanka was given the name Ceil?o by the Portuguese when they arrived in 1505. Later on when Ceil?o became a British Crown Colony,this very name was transliterated into English as Ceylon. It achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. ... That is why Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972.
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Sri Lanka was given the name Ceil?o by the Portuguese when they arrived in 1505. Later on when Ceil?o became a British Crown Colony,this very name was transliterated into English as Ceylon. It achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. ... That is why Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972.