Ceylonese

Ceylonese
/see'leuh neez", -nees", say'-/, adj., n., pl. Ceylonese.
adj.
1. of or pertaining to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), its people, or their language.
n.
2. a native or inhabitant of Ceylon.
[1790-1800; CEYLON + -ESE]

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