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from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or belonging to Ceylon, a large island lying to the south of Hindustan, now a colony of Great Britain.
- An inhabitant or inhabitants of Ceylon; specifically, a member or members of the principal native race of Ceylon. See
Singhalese . Also Cingalese, Singhalese, and Sinhalese.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by
Sri Lankan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture
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