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Sinhalese

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Sinhalese /ˌsɪnhəˈliːz, ˌsɪnə-/ (also Singhalese, Sinhala /sɪnˈhɑːlə/)

▶noun (pl. same)

1 a member of an Indian people now forming the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.

2 an Indic language spoken by the Sinhalese, descended from Sanskrit.

▶adjective relating to the Sinhalese or their language.

– origin from Sanskrit Siṅhala ‘Sri Lanka’ + -ese.

'Sinhalese' also found in these Oxford entries:

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