Sinhalese
Americanadjective
noun
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Sinhalese
plural
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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
adjective
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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
Despite the past irritants, many from the majority Sinhalese community also appreciate India's help in recent months.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022
A military strategist whose brutal campaign helped end the country’s 26-year civil war, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, who was president at the time, were hailed by the island’s Buddhist Sinhalese majority.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
A. In 88-76 B.C., under the Sinhalese King, Wattagamini, or three hundred and thirty years after the Paranirvāna of the Buddha.
From The Buddhist Catechism by Henry Steel Olcott
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