a member of a people living chiefly in Sri Lanka, where they constitute the majority of the population
2.
the language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family: the official language of Sri Lanka. It is written in a script of Indian origin
adjective
3.
of or relating to this people or their language
Sinhalese in American English
(ˌsɪnhəˈliz; ˌ sɪnəˈliz; ˌsɪnhəˈliz; ˌsɪnəˈlis)
adjective
1.
of Sri Lanka or its principal people, language, or culture