SINHALESE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sinhalese mean? 

• SINHALESE (noun)
  The noun SINHALESE has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

2. the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka

  Familiarity information: SINHALESE used as a noun is rare.

• SINHALESE (adjective)
  The adjective SINHALESE has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the Sinhalese languages

2. of or relating to the Sinhalese people

  Familiarity information: SINHALESE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINHALESE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Singhalese; Sinhalese

Hypernyms ("Sinhalese" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Holonyms ("Sinhalese" is a member of...):

Ceylon; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka (a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Singhalese; Sinhala; Sinhalese

Hypernyms ("Sinhalese" is a kind of...):

Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)

• SINHALESE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Sinhalese languages

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Singhalese; Sinhala; Sinhalese

Context example:

the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana

Pertainym:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Sinhalese people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Singhalese; Sinhalese

Context example:

Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils

Pertainym:

Sinhalese (a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka)