Sri Lankan

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsriː ˈlæŋkən/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsri ˈlɑŋkən, ˈlæŋkən, ˌʃri/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sri Lan•kan /ˌsri ˈlɑŋkən, ˈlæŋkən, ˌʃri/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. of or relating to Sri Lanka.

    n. [countable]
    1. a person born or living in Sri Lanka.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sri Lankan /ˌsriː ˈlæŋkən/ adj
  1. of or relating to Sri Lanka or its inhabitants
 n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sri Lan•ka  (srē′ läng′kə, lang′kə, shrē′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Place Namesan island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075;
    25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip. 
Sri′ Lan′kan, adj., n. 

'Sri Lankan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bandaranaike - Jayawardene - Kumaratunga - Muralitharan - Ondaatje - Vedda

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