Meaning of SINGHALESE
| Pronunciation: | | `singgu'leez
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- [n] the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
- [n] a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
- [adj] of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils"
- [adj] of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese verions of the Ramayana"
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| | Synonyms: | | Sinhala, Sinhala, Sinhalese, Sinhalese, Sinhalese |
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| | See Also: | | Asian, Asiatic, Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sanskrit, Sanskritic language, Sri Lanka | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sin`gha*lese"\, n. & a. [Skr. Si?hala Ceylon.]
(Ethnol.)
Same as {Cingalese}.
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