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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 culture
Familiarity information: CEYLONESE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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