Ceylon vs country

Ceylon and country both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ceylon	Yes	No	No	No
country	Yes	No	No	No

Ceylon (noun)	country (noun)
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India	a politically organized body of people under a single government
a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948	the people who live in a nation or country
	the territory occupied by a nation
	an area outside of cities and towns
	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)