Sinhalese

Sinhalese Definition

Sin·ha·lese (sin′hə lēz′, sin′ə-; --lēs′)

adjective

of Sri Lanka or its principal people, language, or culture

Etymology: < Sans Siṅhala, Sri Lanka + -ese

noun

pl. -·lese′ a member of the principal people of Sri Lanka
the Indo-Aryan language of this people

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