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sinhala

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Sin·ha·la   (sĭn-hä'lə)   
n.   pl. Sinhala or Sin·ha·las

  1. A Sinhalese.

  2. The Sinhalese language.


[Sinhala Sihala, from Sanskrit siṁhalaḥ, Sri Lanka, from siṁhaḥ, lion (perhaps from the former presence of lions there).]
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sinhala

adjective
1. of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana" 

noun
1. the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: Sinhalese] 
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