| / English Dictionary |
COLOMBO
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
Synonyms:
capital of Sri Lanka; Colombo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Colombo" is a part of...):
Ceylon; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka (a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
