Ceylon is down here at the southeastern extremity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ceylon and the Colombo Plan] Reference

I have been a king in Ceylon, a builder of Aryan monuments under.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 21] Reference

When I was in Ceylon, I thought this problem was solved pretty neatly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forty Years in the British House of Commons] Reference

Ceylon is an island, very small ... on the map it looks almost like a period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ceylon and the Colombo Plan] Reference

How do his experiences in Ceylon, at the Battle of the Wilderness, and in Florida relate to his condition?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester: Questions] Reference

Down from the mainland of Asia poured an Aryan drift that built civilisations in Ceylon, Java, and Sumatra.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Drift] Reference

Argensola mentions in Ceylon, “springs of liquid bitumen thicker than our oil and some of pure balsam.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference

Through her kindness I learned of a tailor in Ceylon who makes gowns, that for style and fit are not excelled.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days] Reference

The University of Ceylon is being built, and is now well under way, in the Valley of a river called the Mahaweliganga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ceylon and the Colombo Plan] Reference

The Brigadier was born in Ceylon, and has made his career in the army, just as many generations of his family have before him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canada's Defence Forces] Reference

British rule in Ceylon, lasting until independence in 1948, was followed by decades of communal unrest culminating in the civil war.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buddha’s Savage Peace] Reference

People out here, 'he murmured,' ain't used to viceregal etiquette as she is interpreted in Ceylon – that was my last post you know.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference

The name Ceylon is likely to remain in common use in the tea industry, where it is recognized in the international market for its quality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference

Quite recently at the meeting of the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers in Ceylon, this phase of our commonwealth relationships was underlined.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Economic Relations with the United Kingdom] Reference

Josephine remembered standing on a chair and pointing out that feather boa to Constantia and telling her that it was a snake that had killed their mother in Ceylon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Garden Party, and Other Stories] Reference

I was not then used to having toast and tea before arising, as is the custom in Ceylon, so I let the crow satisfy his appetite and leisurely take his departure without a protest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days] Reference

An Address by COLONEL JAMES JOSEPH HURLEY, O.B.E. Canadian High Commissioner in Ceylon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ceylon and the Colombo Plan] Reference

Ceylon, which is said to be sprung from one of its branches transplanted thither.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1] Reference

The Hamilton Case, by Michelle de Kretser, about the independence movement in Ceylon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Karen Joy Fowler talks about her bestselling novel The Jane Austen Book Club.] Reference

Sinhala:, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon (/sɪˈlɒn/) before 1972 and as Taprobane.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Qatar Airways launches daily flights to Barcelona] Reference

It is supposed that Siam gamboge is obtained from this tree, also that known as Ceylon gamboge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference

The island, formerly known as Ceylon, has been ruled by the Sinhalese majority since independence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top stories from Times Online] Reference

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, won independence from British colonial rule in 1948.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sri Lanka's Path to Peace] Reference

Laccadive, Maldive, Andaman, and Nicobar Islands, but does not include Ceylon, which is a Crown colony politically distinct.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability] Reference

Stewart Bell said, for 25 years the country known as Ceylon during British colonial times has been consumed by the conflict.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asian Tribune] Reference

The C stands for "Ceylon," according to voter registration records.    From Wordnik.com.  [The lady vanishes - BatesLine] Reference

Ceylon is moving steadily in the same direction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Western Nations in Postwar Asia] Reference

Sir Emerson Tennant in his "Ceylon," but especially in his.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.] Reference

1948: Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, gains independence from British rule.    From Wordnik.com.  [AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)] Reference

The ship was a transport called the "Ceylon," and was delayed by contrary winds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoir of Fr. Vincent De Paul; religious of La Trappe] Reference

Newera Ellia is one of the rare climates in Ceylon which is suited to the constitution of a dog.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon]

"For 25 years the country known as Ceylon during British colonial times has been consumed by civil war.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asian Tribune] Reference

You will find in the vanguard people such as Ceylon, which has a civilization very nearly akin to that of India.    From Wordnik.com.  [British Colonies in the Future] Reference

Most people would be surprised at the large measure of self-government which already exists in countries such as Ceylon, Nigeria and Kenya.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Empire] Reference

In those days, the former Ceylon had a lot going for it: its per capita income exceeded Thailand's and was roughly equal to South Korea's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Treasure Island] Reference