Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Singhalese"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Singhalese \Sin`gha*lese"\, n. & a. [Skr. Si?hala Ceylon.]
(Ethnol.)
Same as {Cingalese}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cingalese \Cin`ga*lese"\, n. sing. & pl. [Cf. F. Cingalais.]
A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive
inhabitants; also (sing.), the language of the Cingalese. --
a. Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [Written also
{Singhalese}.]
Note: Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island
in general.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Singhalese
adj 1: of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese
verions of the Ramayana" [syn: {Sinhala}, {Singhalese},
{Sinhalese}]
2: of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels
fighting the Tamils" [syn: {Singhalese}, {Sinhalese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese}, {Singhalese}]
2: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese},
{Singhalese}, {Sinhala}]
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