1. ceylon(n = noun.location) - an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India;
is a kind of island
is a part of indian ocean
2. ceylon(n = noun.location) democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948;
is a kind of country, land, state
has parts: capital of sri lanka, colombo, kandy, eelam, tamil eelam, adam's peak, samanala
the former name of an island republic in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of India, now called
ceylon bowstring hemp, ceylon cinnamon, ceylon cinnamon tree, ceylon gooseberry