Ceylonese

[ see-luh-neez, -nees, sey- ]

/ ˌsi ləˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌseɪ- /

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adjective

of or relating to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), its people, or their language.

noun, plural Cey·lon·ese.

a native or inhabitant of Ceylon.

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Origin of Ceylonese

First recorded in 1790–1800; Ceylon + -ese

OTHER WORDS FROM Ceylonese

an·ti-Cey·lo·nese, adjective, noun, plural an·ti-Cey·lo·nese.pro-Cey·lo·nese, adjective, noun, plural pro-Cey·lo·nese.

Words nearby Ceylonese

Ceuta, Cévennes, ceviche, Cewa, Ceylon, Ceylonese, Ceylon moss, Ceyx, Cézanne, Cézanne, Paul, cezve

How to use Ceylonese in a sentence

But strange indeed, where every thing seems strange, is the arrangement of this Ceylonese territory and people.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843|Various
Ceratophora and Lyriocephalus scutatus, the latter remarkable for its chameleon-like appearance, are Ceylonese.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various
The Laplander clothes his body in warm furs, the Ceylonese in a scanty vesture of thin cotton.
The Senses and The Mind|Anonymous
For the Ceylonese legend is this, that once in every hundred years an angel visits this granite pillar.
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De Quincey

Entire packs of Ceylonese species will, at the slightest alarm, become invisible by crouching on a palm-tree.
The Human Side of Animals|Royal Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for Ceylonese

Ceylonese

/ (ˌsɛləˈniːz, ˌsiːlə-) /

adjective

of or relating to Ceylon or its inhabitants

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