SINGHALESE

Singhalese, Sinhalese

(adjective) of or relating to the Sinhalese people; “Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils”

Sinhala, Singhalese, Sinhalese

(adjective) of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; “the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana”

Sinhalese, Singhalese, Sinhala

(noun) the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka

Sinhalese, Singhalese

(noun) a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sin`gha*lese", n. & a. Etym: [Skr.Si Ceylon.] (Ethnol.)

Definition: Same as Cingalese.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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