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Definition of Sinhalese

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the Sinhalese languages. "The Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana"

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka.

3. Adjective. Of or relating to the Sinhalese people. "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils"

4. Noun. The Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka.

Definition of Sinhalese

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture. ¹

2. Noun. A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka. ¹

3. Proper noun. The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people (the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinhalese

Sinendé Sinequan Singan Singapore Singapore dollar Singapore dollars Singaporean Singaporeans Singapura Singaraja

Singh Singhalese Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Singlish Sinhala Sinhalese (current term) Sini Sinic Sinicism Sinicisms

Sinicized Sinicizing Sinitic Sinitic language Sinkiang Sinn Fein Sinn Féin Sinningia Sinningia speciosa Sino-

Literary usage of Sinhalese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The Sinhalese kings most famous for success in their conflict with the Tamils, ... The ancient capital of the Sinhalese kings was Anuradha- pura, ..."

2. The Classical Poetry of the Japanese by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880)
"A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE of Sanskrit, Pali, and Sinhalese Literary Works of ... NOTES ON THE Sinhalese LANGUAGE. No. 1. On the Formation of the Plural of ..."

3. Introduction to the Study of Language: A Critical Survey of the History and by Berthold Delbrück (1882)
"A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE of Sanskrit, Pali, and Sinhalese Literary Works of ... NOTES ON THE Sinhalese LANGUAGE. No. 1. On the Formation of the Plural of ..."

4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Races and Religions The races of Ceylon are low-country Sinhalese. ... Generally Sinhalese who trace their descent to a low-country district are classified ..."

5. Official Handbook & Catalogue of the Ceylon Courts: With Map and Illustrations by Ceylon (1893)
"Standard Reader (Sinhalese) 154 A Third Standard Reader (Sinhalese) 153 A Second Reading ... 1702 Sinhalese Almanac for 1892 1705 Sinhalese Price Lists 1704 ..."

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