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Webster 1913 Edition
Cingalese
Cinˊga-lese′
,Noun.
sing.
& pl.
[Cf. F.
Cingalais
.] A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants
; also (
– sing.
), the language of the Cingalese.
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the Cingalese.
[Written also
Singhalese
.] ☞ Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general.