| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Colombo |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Co·lom·bo |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k -l m b |
| The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka, on the western coast of the island on the Indian Ocean. The city was probably known to Greco-Roman, Arab, and Chinese traders more than 2,000 years ago. It became capital of the crown colony of Ceylon in 1802 and of independent Ceylon in 1948. Population: 615,000.
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