Ceylonesen.adj.
/ˌsɛləˈniːz/, U.S. /ˌsɛləˈniz/, /ˌseɪləˈniz/ Now historical.
A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Ceylon (subsequently Sri Lanka). Cf. Sri Lankan n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka > [noun]
Cingalese1613
Kaffir1704
Ceylonese1726
Sinhalese1801
burgher1807
Kandyan1849
Sri Lankan1973
1726 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. (new ed.) III. Contents sig. A3 Chap. III. Treats of the Buildings of the Ceylonese, the Furniture of their Houses, and of their Fortifications.
1797 Encycl. Brit. IV. 310/2 The Ceylonese make use of boats hollowed out of the trunks of trees.
1948 Amer. Speech 23 171 The English cling to..Sinhalese or Singhalese for one [sc. an inhabitant] of Ceylon. But in the last case there seems to be a movement toward Ceylonese.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the island of Ceylon or its inhabitants; Sinhalese. Cf. Sri Lankan adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > Sri Lanka or the former Ceylon
Ceylonese1727
Sinhalese1797
Sri Lankan1974
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka > [adjective]
Ceylonese1727
Kaffir1763
Sinhalese1797
Sinhala1926
Sri Lankan1974
1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. i. ix. 115 That eminent degree of sharpness and agreeableness to the taste, which the true Ceylonese Cinnamon is so much..esteem'd for.
1797 Encycl. Brit. IV. 311/1 The Ceylonese monarch was driven from his capital.
1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 457/2 The sailing of vessels at the Ceylonese ports.
1960 G. Durrell Zoo in my Luggage (1965) ii. 55 Some weird devil-masks from a Ceylonese dance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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