Sri lankan

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent.

    "Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people. not-comparable

    "Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ceylonese

Example

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"Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades."

Etymology

From Sri Lanka + -an.

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