Ceylonese

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

adjective

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

noun

, plural Cey·lon·ese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Ceylon.

Ceylonese

/ ˌsɛləˈniːz; ˌsiːlə- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Ceylon or its inhabitants

Other Words From

• an·ti-Cey·lo·nese adjective noun plural antiCeylonese
• pro-Cey·lo·nese adjective noun plural proCeylonese

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ceylonese¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; Ceylon + -ese

Example Sentences

But strange indeed, where every thing seems strange, is the arrangement of this Ceylonese territory and people.

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Ceratophora and Lyriocephalus scutatus, the latter remarkable for its chameleon-like appearance, are Ceylonese.

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The Laplander clothes his body in warm furs, the Ceylonese in a scanty vesture of thin cotton.

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For the Ceylonese legend is this, that once in every hundred years an angel visits this granite pillar.

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Entire packs of Ceylonese species will, at the slightest alarm, become invisible by crouching on a palm-tree.

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