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CEYLONESE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ceylonese mean? 

CEYLONESE (adjective)
  The adjective CEYLONESE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or cultureplay

  Familiarity information: CEYLONESE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CEYLONESE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Ceylonese; Sri Lankan

Context example:

Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels

Pertainym:

Ceylon (an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India)


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