Definition of Capital of Sri Lanka

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon.

Exact synonyms: Colombo
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

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Literary usage of Capital of Sri Lanka

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Historical, Political, and Statistical Account of Ceylon and Its Dependencies by Charles Pridham (1849)
"... when its capital of Sri Lanka-poora was in longitude 75° 53' 15" east. Laka-diva is the Elu (old Cingalese) name of the island from which Lanka is ..."

2. Eleven Years in Ceylon: Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural by Jonathan Forbes, George Turnour (1841)
"He embellished his capital of Sri Lanka-poora with many noble palaces, and fortified it with seven walls strengthened by towers; the whole being surrounded ..."

3. System of universal geography, founded on the works of Malte-Brun and Balbi by System, James Laurie, Conrad Malte-Brun, Adriano Balbi (1842)
"... f overflowed by tbe sea BC 2337, along with tbe splendid capital of Sri-Lanka-poora, which stood to the westward of any part of the present island. ..."

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