Taprobana

Taprobana (Latin: Taprobana; Ancient Greek: Ταπροβανᾶ), Trapobana, and Taprobane (Ταπροβανῆ, Ταπροβάνη) was the name by which the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka was known to the ancient Greeks.

Tabrobane is suggested to be derived from Sanskrit "Tamraparni". This name could be a reference to the "copper colored" shores of Sri Lanka, and may have entered Greek via the Sinhalese and/or the Pali "Tambapanni".

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