how to pronounce ceylon

/sɪˈlɒn/

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ceylon is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ceylon in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… of ceylon sovereignty but it has yet to …”

meanings of ceylon

name:

A male given name transferred from the place name.
Sri Lanka .

noun:

Short for Ceylon tea.

ceylon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ceylon occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.