Sinhalese
Americanadjective
noun
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a member of the Sinhalese people.
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an Indic language that is the language of the majority of the population of Sri Lanka, including Colombo.
noun
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a member of a people living chiefly in Sri Lanka, where they constitute the majority of the population
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the language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family: the official language of Sri Lanka. It is written in a script of Indian origin
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The barrel is decorated with the symbols of the King of Kandy: a sun, a half-moon and a Sinhalese lion.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
And so, at the end of his acceptance speech, he felt “it was important” to say a few words in both Sinhalese and Tamil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
The uprising has for the first time brought together three major communities - Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims - for a common cause.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2022
For months, these protesters have been at the forefront of the millions-strong Aragalaya movement - named after the Sinhalese word for "struggle" - calling for the resignation of reviled president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2022
But a resurgence of civil war between the Sinhalese and the minority Tamils and a possible slowdown in tourism dampen prospects for 2001.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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