Taprobana
Ancient Greek name for Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taprobana (Latin: Taprobana; Ancient Greek: Ταπροβανᾶ), Trapobana, and Taprobane (Ταπροβανῆ, Ταπροβάνη[1]) was the name by which the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka was known to the ancient Greeks.
"Taprobane Island" redirects here. For the islet off the coast of modern Sri Lanka, see Taprobane Island (Weligama).
For other uses, see Thamirabharani (disambiguation).
Tabrobane is suggested to be derived from Sanskrit "Tamraparni".[2]. This name could be a reference to the "copper colored" shores of Sri Lanka, and may have entered Greek via the Pali "Tambapanni".[3]