Sinhalese
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Sin·ha·lese
(sĭn'hə-lēz', -lēs') 
also Sing·ha·lese (sĭng'gə-lēz', -lēs')
n., pl., Sinhalese, or Singhalese.
Of or relating to Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese, or their language or culture.
also Sing·ha·lese (sĭng'gə-lēz', -lēs')n., pl., Sinhalese, or Singhalese.
- A member of a people constituting the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.
- The Indic language of the Sinhalese that is the chief language of Sri Lanka.
Of or relating to Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese, or their language or culture.
[Sanskrit Si·halam, Sri Lanka + -ESE.]
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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Sinhalese
is the recommended form of the noun and adjective associated with Sri Lanka, rather than Singalese, Singhalese, and other variants.
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| Spoonerism, s/he, sabre |
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
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Sinhalese
Any member of the largest ethnic group of Sri Lanka. Their ancestors are believed to have come from northern India. Most Sinhalese are agriculturalists, and most adhere to Theravada Buddhism. Like other peoples of Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese have a caste society with a complex structure based largely on occupation. Today the Sinhalese number more than 12 million.
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Columbia Encyclopedia:
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Sinhalese
Sinhalese (sĭn'həlēz'), language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. An alternate spelling for Sinhalese is Singhalese. See Indo-Iranian.
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Singhalese
IN BRIEF: n. - The Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka; A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka adj. - Of or relating to the people of Sri Lanka; Of or relating to the languages of Sri Lanka.
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Singhalese
Dansk (Danish)
n. - singaleser
adj. - singalesisk
Français (French)
n. - Sri-lankais
adj. - sri-lankais
Deutsch (German)
n. - Singhalese, Singhalesisch, Singhalesen
adj. - singhalesisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (οι) Σιγγάλιοι
n. - Σιγγάλιος, σιγγαλική γλώσσα
adj. - σιγγαλικός
Italiano (Italian)
singalesi, singalese
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - cingaleses (m pl)
n. - cingalês (m)
adj. - cingalês
Русский (Russian)
сингалезец, сингалезский язык
Español (Spanish)
n. - cingaleses, cingalés
adj. - cingaleses, cingalés
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - singaleser
n. - singales, singalesiska, singalesiska språket
adj. - singalesisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
锡兰人, 锡兰语, 锡兰的, 锡兰语的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 錫蘭人, 錫蘭語
adj. - 錫蘭的, 錫蘭語的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신할리즈족 (스리랑카의 주요 민족), 신할리즈어
adj. - 신할리즈족의, 신할리즈어의
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スリランカ人
adj. - スリランカ語の, スリランカの
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) أحد أبناء ألشعب ألاري ألمنحدر من شمال ألهند ويشكلون أليوم غالبيه ألسكان في (الاسم) لغه ألشعب ألمنحدر من شمال ألهند (صفه) سينغاليزي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תושב/ת סרי-לנקה דובר סינהאלית, סינהאלית (שפה)
adj. - של תושבי סרי-לנקה ולשונם
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