Tāprŏbănē, ēs, f., = Ταπροβάνη,
an island in the Indian Ocean , now Ceylon , Mel. 3, 7, 7; Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 81; Ov. P. 1, 5, 80; Avien. Perieg. 777.—Also written Tā-prŏbăna , App. de Mundo, p. 60, 16.
TAPRO´BANE(Η Ταπροβάνη, Strab. 1.63, 15.690, &c. Steph. B. s. v.;Ptol. 7.4; Plin. Nat. 6.22. s. 24; ...
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