ɪɾ ɪz sɹˌiː lˈæŋkəz sˈɛkənd ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ðə sɹˌiː lˈæŋkən kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ɪts θˈɜːd kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən sˈɪns ðə kˈʌntɹi ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns wɪðˌɪn ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ æz ðə dəmˈɪniən ʌv seɪlˈɑːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ɪts fˈoːɹθ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl.
It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution, replacing the Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972, its third constitution since the country received independence within the British Commonwealth as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948, and its fourth constitution overall.