Language:
Free Online Dictionary|3Dict

Singhalese

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Singhalese \Sin`gha*lese"\, n. & a. [Skr. Si?hala Ceylon.]
   (Ethnol.)
   Same as {Cingalese}.

Cingalese \Cin`ga*lese"\, n. sing. & pl. [Cf. F. Cingalais.]
   A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive
   inhabitants; also (sing.), the language of the Cingalese. --
   a. Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [Written also
   {Singhalese}.]

   Note: Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island
         in general.

Source : WordNet®

Singhalese
     adj 1: of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese
            verions of the Ramayana" [syn: {Sinhala}, {Sinhalese}]
     2: of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels
        fighting the Tamils" [syn: {Sinhalese}]
     n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese}]
     2: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese},
         {Sinhala}]
Sort by alphabet : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z