Definitions for Lanka
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1. Lankanoun

   Sri Lanka

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1. Lanka

   Lanka (, Hindustani: [ˈləŋkaː]) is the name given in Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known as the Trikuta Mountains. The ancient city of Lankapura is said to have been burnt down by Hanuman. After its king, Ravana was killed by Rama with the help of Ravana's brother Vibhishana, the latter was crowned king of Lankapura. His descendants were said to still rule the kingdom during the period of the Pandavas. According to the Mahabharata, the Pandava Sahadeva visited this kingdom during his southern military campaign for the rajasuya of Yudhishthira.

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1. Lanka

   Lanka is a general term commonly used to refer to the island nation of Sri Lanka, located in the Indian Ocean. It is an island country located in South Asia, southeast of the Indian subcontinent. Lanka has a rich history, diverse culture, and is known for its scenic beauty, ancient temples, and tea plantations.

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1. Lanka

   Lanka is the name given in Hindu mythology to the island fortress capital of the legendary king Ravana in the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known as the Trikuta Mountains. The ancient City of Lankapura is thought to have been burnt down by Lord Hanuman. After the King Ravana was killed by Lord Rama with the help of the former's brother Vibhishana, Vibhishana was crowned King of Lankapura by Lord Rama after which he ruled the kingdom. The mythological Lankapuri is identified today as Sri Lanka. His descendants ruled the kingdom even during the period of the Pandavas. According to the epic, the Mahabharata, the Pandava Sahadeva had visited this kingdom during his southern military campaign for the Rajasuya sacrifice of Pandava king Yudhisthira.

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1. Lanka

   name given to Ceylon in the Hindu mythology.

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1. LANKA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanka is ranked #45959 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lanka surname appeared 464 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lanka.
   
   56.6% or 263 total occurrences were Asian.
   41.3% or 192 total occurrences were White.

How to pronounce Lanka?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lanka in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lanka in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Lanka in a Sentence

1. Sonya Sceats:

   The UN human rights chief has rightly concluded that Sri Lanka's domestic courts are ill-equipped to prosecute the heinous international crimes exposed by the UN investigation, sri Lankan torture survivors in treatment with us are adamant that they cannot trust a purely domestic process and will take comfort from the High Commissioner's warning that there must not be a replay of past broken promises.

2. Steve Lindsay:

   It is useful in countries like South Africa, close to elimination, or Sri Lanka, that has eliminated malaria. How do you locate that one person in a million people carrying the parasite in a country that has recorded no infection without doing invasive tests ?

3. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   Yemen, Iran, Sri Lanka. That's what's coming across. ... They even talked about Chinese as well.

4. Ganeshan Wignaraja:

   The sight of Mahinda Rajapaksa fleeing Sri Lanka on an air force plane represents( the downfall) of this family, their legacy I don't think is a positive one. But one hopes that Sri Lanka will move on in a new direction.

5. Pradeep Niroshan:

   My son can't understand what's going on, but I will take photographs and show him when he grows up how he attended this Holy Mass, it will be memorable for him, because the next pope to come to Sri Lanka may be after 20 years.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lanka
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanka
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Lanka
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Lanka
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html