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Serendib, or Serendip, is one of the former names of which country?

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Serendib, or Serendip, is one of the former names of which country?
posted Feb 3, 2021 by Vikram Luthra

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Sri Lanka
Encyclopaedia Britannica: "The name, Arabic in origin, was recorded in use at least as early as AD 361 and for a time gained considerable currency in the West. It is best known to speakers of English through the word serendipity, invented in the 18th century by the English man of letters Horace Walpole on the inspiration of a Persian fairy tale, “The Three Princes of Serendip,” whose heroes often made discoveries by chance."

answer Feb 4, 2021 by Rajni
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