This Was Ceylon Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 • an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
	25%	14		Famous type of tea from Sri Lanka
	noun • a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, green and white teas.
	25%	5		Ceylon native
	adjective • of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself noun • a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka • the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka

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The Guardian Quick11 Sep 2003	Across 12
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