Sin‧ha‧lese /ˌsɪnhəˈliːz◂/ noun (plural Sinhalese)
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Sanskrit; Origin: Simhala 'Sri Lanka']

1. [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people that forms the largest part of the population in Sri Lanka

2. [uncountable] the language used by the Sinhalese
—Sinhalese adjective

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