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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CINGALESE

Cin `ga *lese ", n. sing. & pl. Etym: [Cf. F. Cingalais.]

 

Defn: A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants; also (sing. ),

 

Defn: the language of the Cingalese. -- a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [Written also Singhalese. ]

 

Note: Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Cingalese

Cingalese |ˌsɪŋgəˈliːz | ▶noun & adjective archaic spelling of Sinhalese. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French Cinghalais, from Sanskrit Siṃhala ‘Sri Lanka ’ + -ese .