n. pl. Sinhala or Sin·ha·las 1. A Sinhalese. 2. The Sinhalese language. [Sinhala Sihala, from Sanskrit siṁhalaḥ, Sri Lanka, from siṁhaḥ, lion (perhaps from the former presence of lions there).] |
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