[
US
/ˌsɪnəˈɫiz/
]
NOUN
- the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
- a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to the Sinhalese people
Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils -
of or relating to the Sinhalese languages
the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana
How To Use Sinhalese In A Sentence
- The history of Tamil invasions against the only homeland that the Buddhist Sinhalese possess is not just the stuff of ancient history, but a living reality underpinned by latter-day Tamil terrorism. Buddha’s Savage Peace
- The gathering participated in the prayer vigil with hymns in English, Sinhalese and Tamil. Asian Tribune
- the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana
- Eelam, which is locked in a bloody war with the Sinhalese government over an independent Tamil state. ANC Daily News Briefing
- For another Sinhalese story of how a man and his wife "bluffed Filipino Popular Tales
- Thus it is probably Dhivehi, which Wikipedia tells us is: an Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka. 7 posts from November 2009
- These are Sinhalese but also Tamils, Burghers and Muslims.
- The 38-year-old, who previously converted to Islam [and moved from Sri Lanka to Bahrain], was detained on March 20 after writing two books in Sinhalese, allegedly offensive to Lord Buddha. The Volokh Conspiracy » Prosecution for Insulting Religion — This Time, Buddhism
- The supernatural beings of the Sinhalese could be manipulated by humans soas to influence events, but their ethical position was ambiguous.
- President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was re-elected last month by a wide margin, largely because of support from the country's Sinhalese majority, said Tamil leaders should not "misguide" people or harbour political ambitions based on ethnicity. Zee News : India National
