Sri Lanka was an independent country for more than 2,000 years before becoming part of the British Empire in 1815.
Sri Lanka gained independence from the United Kingdom as the Dominion of Ceylon (independent, but still within the British Commonwealth and under the British monarch) on 4 February 1948 (1948-02-04). Sri Lanka became a republic and changed its name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972 (1972-05-22).
The name of Sri Lanka was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972, when the country became a republic. Before that, the country was known as Ceylon.
The name Ceylon was derived from the Portuguese word "Ceilão", which was a Portuguese transliteration of the Sinhala word "Sīhala". The name Ceylon was used by the British during their rule of the island, and it remained the official name of the country until 1972.
The name Sri Lanka means "resplendent island" in Sanskrit. The prefix "Sri" means "divine" or "sacred", and the word "Lanka" means "island". The name Sri Lanka was chosen because it is more reflective of the island's history and culture than the name Ceylon. It is also more widely used by the people of the island, both Sinhalese and Tamils.
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Ceylon is the old name for Sri Lanka. Lanka means island.
Ceylon is renamed as sri lanka. bebfore rename as sri lanka, we used the name serandib.
The name was changed to Sri Lanka on 1972 May 22
Siam did not become Ceylon. In 1939 Siam became Thailand. Ceylon was a different country that in 1972 became known as Sri Lanka.
On the 22nd of May 1972 it became Sri Lanka.
To make it more Native-esque
May 22, 1972 by Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1972
Sri Lanka
Ceylon
It was actually in 1972, that Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka.
Ceylon is just an old name for Sri Lanka, so Ceylon tea is produced in Sri Lanka.
ceylon
Ceylon was Sri Lanka's old name before it became a republic.
The name Ceylon is of a western origin (dating back to the Greeks). The Ceylonese wished to change their name to a more Eastern-esque name, so they came up with Sri Lanka.
Ceylon is the old name. it gave by english.
Ceylon. Became Taiwan.
Colombo (although Ceylon is no longer the official name of that country)
Sri Lanka. Her name was Sirimavo Bandaranaike.She became prime minister of Ceylon in 1960. Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972.Therfore the correct answer is Ceylon not Sri Lanka.
What used to be called Ceylon is today known as Sri Lanka