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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Of or belonging to Ceylon, a large island lying to the south of Hindustan, now a colony of Great Britain.
  2. An inhabitant or inhabitants of Ceylon; specifically, a member or members of the principal native race of Ceylon. See Singhalese. Also Cingalese, Singhalese, and Sinhalese.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Of or pertaining to Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by Sri Lankan.

WordNet 3.0

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

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