""Kolamba" (Anglicised "Colombo") is a Sinhalese word; meaning port, ferry, harbour or haven."
— Colombo

January 1, 1970

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Julius de Lanerolle, in an article in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, quoted in: Municipal Council of Colombo The History of the City, Municipal Council of Colombo