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Definition of: Singhalese
(sing′gə·lēz′, -lēs′) adjective
Of or pertaining to Ceylon, to the people constituting the majority of the inhabitants of Ceylon, or to their language.
—noun
1. One of the Singhalese people.
2. The language of the Singhalese, belonging to the Indic branch of the lndo–Iranian languages, but containing many Dravidian words: the official language of Ceylon since 1956. Also spelled Sinhalese. [<Skt. Si
hala Ceylon]
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