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Definition of serendib in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- SERENDİB
- (Osmanlı Dönemi) (Hintçe) Hindistan'ın güneyindeki Seylân adasının ismi
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Definition of serendib in English English dictionary
- An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka
His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it.
serendib
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() From Arabic سراندیب (sarandib), from Sinhala-dib. Pali and Sanskrit Sinhaladipa and Sinhaladvipa, meaning island of the Sinhala people; dipa meaning island in Pali and Sinhala and dvipa meaning island in Sanskrit. Cognate with Serendip.Resimler
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