ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈoʊlbɛɹi kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən wˌɪtʃ kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌvðə seɪlˈɑːn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ˈækt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd ðə seɪlˈɑːn kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ænd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ˈɔːɹdɚz ɪn kˈaʊnsəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, sɹˌiː lˈæŋkə wʌz ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz seɪlˈɑːn.
Under the Soulbury Constitution which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon.