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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It’s the first election since the mass protests - called the “aragalaya”, Sinhalese for struggle – which were sparked by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
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
Some of these are on a small scale; but altogether several thousands of Sinhalese find a precarious existence in digging for gems.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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