Which country's name means Resplendent Land?

robboy

I believe that's Sri Lanka. Mar 25 04, 6:59 AM

sequoianoir

Having been there many times I should know. The island formerly known as Ceylon, a name still used on occasion, with the current name Sri Lanka meaning "Resplendent Land" in Sanskrit. [Mar 25 04 8:34 AM] sequoianoir writes: Known in ancient times as Taprobane and Serendip, derived from the Sanskrit name Sinhala-dweepa. Ceylon appears to have been derived from Ceylan, Seylan and Zeylan. In the ancient days Sri Lanka had been known by many names such as “Tambapanni” (by the first Aryan settlers), “Sinhaladvipa” (in Sanskrit Literature), “Serendib” (by the Arabs), “Taprobane” (by the Greeks), “Ceilao” (by the Portuguese), “Ceylan” (by the Dutch) and “Ceylon” (by the British). Mar 25 04, 7:00 AM

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