Sin|gha|lese

Sin|gha|lese: Sin|gha|lese «_SIHNG guh LEEZ, -LEES», noun, plural -lese, adjective.

–n.

1. a member of the principal native people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), an island country in the Indian Ocean.

2. the Indic language of this people; Sinhala.

–adj.

having to do with Ceylon (Sri Lanka), its principal native people, or their language. Also, Sinhalese.

╂[< Sanskrit Sinhala Ceylon (Sri Lanka) + English -ese]

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sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… … English syllables
Singhalese — Sin•gha•lese [[t]ˌsɪŋ gəˈliz, ˈlis[/t]] adj. n. pl. lese peo Sinhalese … From formal English to slang
Singhalese — Sin gha*lese , n. & a. [Skr. Si[mtil]hala Ceylon.] (Ethnol.) Same as {Cingalese}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables

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