Colombo

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The (commercial) capital and largest city of Sri (country) Lanka.

Origin

  • From Portuguese Colombo, modification (under the influence of the Italian surname, see below) of Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට. Other theories derive the name from Veddah; see for more.
  • From Italian Colombo, from colombo.

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