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cingalese
CIDE DICTIONARY
cingalese, n. sing. & pl. [Cf. F. Cingalais.].
A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants [1913 Webster]
" Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cingalese, adj. & n. (pl. same) archaic Sinhalese.
Etymology
F cing(h)alais: see SINHALESE
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