e/Taprobana

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has glosseng: Taprobana was the historical name of an island in the Indian Ocean. It was first reported to Europeans by the Greek geographer Megasthenes around 290 BC, and was taken up by Ptolemy. It may have referred to: *Sri Lanka, as in Ptolemy's map and climes *Sumatra, as in the birthplace of Henry the Black *a phantom island
lexicalizationeng: Taprobana
instance ofe/List of islands in the Indian Ocean
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has glossfra: Taprobane désigne lîle de Ceylan dans les textes grecs de lAntiquité. .
lexicalizationfra: Taprobana

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