Ceylon UK /sɪˈlɒn/US /seɪˈlɑn/ noun2 •Tea produced in Sri Lanka. •(no longer used, historical) Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .Brush supplied shunters to industrial clients, but the first significant main line order came from the Ceylon Government Railway in 1950 for 25 diesel-electrics. — 2021 formsCeylons