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Sinhalese

//sɪnhəˈliːz// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Sinhalese people wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the Sinhalese languages wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka. countable
  2. 2
    the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka wordnet
  3. 3
    The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people. uncountable
  4. 4
    of an ethnic group native to Sri Lanka wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Sinhala + -ese.

Etymology 2

From Sinhala + -ese.

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