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Ceylon was the English name applied to the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka until it repudiated its status as a Dominion and became a republic in 1972.
Ceylon may also refer to:
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Portuguese Ceylon (Ceilão), a Portuguese colony between 1505 and 1658
Dutch Ceylon (Zeylan), a Dutch East India Company territory between 1640 and 1796