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Sinhalese
noun Sin·ha·lese \ˌsiŋ-gə-ˈlēz, ˌsin-(h)ə-, -ˈlēs\
: a member of a group of people who live in Sri Lanka
: the language of the Sinhalese people
plural Sinhalese or Singhalese
Full Definition of SINHALESE
1
: a member of a people that inhabit Sri Lanka and form a major part of its population
2
: the Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people
— Sinhalese or Sin·ghalese adjective
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Variants of SINHALESE
Sin·ha·lese or Sin·gha·lese \ˌsiŋ-gə-ˈlēz, ˌsin-(h)ə-, -ˈlēs\
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First Known Use of SINHALESE
1598
Rhymes with SINHALESE
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Portuguese, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
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