Ceylon$12494$ - traduction vers grec
PREDECESSOR OF THE MODERN DAY COUNTRY OF SRI LANKA
Ceylon (Commonwealth Realm); Independence of Ceylon; Monarch of Ceylon; Ceylon (1948-1972); Ceylon (1948–1972)
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Ceylon
n. κεϋλάνη
Définition
arrack
['ar?k, ?'rak]
(also arak)
¦ noun an alcoholic spirit made from the sap of the coco palm or from rice.
Origin
C17: from Arab. ?ara? 'sweat', from the phr. ?arak al-tamr, denoting an alcoholic spirit made from dates.
Wikipédia
Dominion of Ceylon
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Between 1948 and 1972, Ceylon was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
