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Sinhalese

(sin′hə lēz′, sin′ə-; -lēs′)

adjective

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

Origin: < Sans Siṅhala, Sri Lanka + -ese

noun

pl. Sinhalese a member of the principal people of Sri Lanka
the Indo-Aryan language of this people

See Sinhalese in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Sinhalese Sinhalese or Singhalese

A member of a people constituting the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.
The Indic language of the Sinhalese that is the chief language of Sri Lanka.

adjective

Of or relating to Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese, or their language or culture.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit Siṁhalam, Sri Lanka

Origin: + -ese

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