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Ceylonese

Ceylonese adjective: of or pertaining to Ceylon.

Adjective

Ceylonese (comparative more Ceylonese, superlative most Ceylonese)

  1. Of or pertaining to Ceylon.

Noun

Ceylonese (plural Ceyloneses or Ceylonese)

  1. A native of Ceylon.

Ceylonese meaning in Hindi and Malay

Ceylonese in Hindi

of Ceylon
सिंहली sĩhlī
native of Ceylon
सिंहली sĩhlī

Ceylonese in Malay

of Ceylon
Sailan, Selan

Forms of Ceylonese

Adjective
comparativemore Ceylonese
superlativemost Ceylonese
Noun
pluralCeyloneses
pluralCeylonese

Origin of Ceylonese

From Ceylon + -ese.

Words formed from Ceylonese

Questions about Ceylonese

What does Ceylonese mean?
Ceylonese means of or pertaining to Ceylon.
What is Ceylonese in Hindi?
Ceylonese in Hindi is सिंहली (sĩhlī). See Ceylonese meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ceylonese?
Ceylonese can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Ceylonese in the dictionary

  1. Ceylon lac
  2. Ceylon moss
  3. Ceylon oak
  4. Ceylon tea
  5. Ceylone
  6. Ceylonese
  7. Ceylonese English
  8. Ceyloneses
  9. ceylonite
  10. ceylonites
  11. Ceylons

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