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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the island of Ceylon, or to its principal native race. See Ceylonese.
  • noun singular and plural A member or members of the principal native race of Ceylon; the primitive races of Ceylon collectively.
  • noun The language of the people of Ceylon.
  • noun Also Sinhalese.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants.

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