Sinhala
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- adjective
- /sɪnˈhɑːlə/
- But during the Donoughmore years (1931 to 1947), the Sinhala political class began to favor giving the peasant greater state assistance.
- Sinhala Buddhist
- Sinhala and Tamil
- Sinhala population
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- What I've been told by, by, by one of the higher ups in the Sinhala cartel is something very straightforward, which makes sense.
Examples
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A comparison of the ethnic composition of districts between 1911 and 1981 indicates a marginal increase in the percentage of the Sinhala population in Northern districts and a marked increase in the Sinhala population in the Eastern Province.
Academic text (2006) -
Unlike the urban workers, the Sinhala peasants had no political party to represent their interests or fight for their rights.
Academic text (2006) -
Moreover, there had been translation inaccuracies from the signed Sinhala original into English.
Blog text (15) -
Moreover, the chosen areas were the historic sites of ancient Sinhala kingdoms, archaeological sites that only recently had been uncovered.
Academic text (1997) -
The section of the peasantry that received the most from the benevolent state was the Sinhala peasantry.
Academic text (2006) -
Independence and the ensuing political competition among the dominant Sinhala political parties resulted in further ethnic fragmentation.
Academic text (1997) -
Claims and counterclaims were made then and are still made with figures and maps to prove the growth of the Sinhala population in certain districts created by land colonization schemes.
Academic text (2006) -
Upper-class Tamil and Sinhala businessmen were generally established well enough to withstand the open economy shock.
Academic text (1997) -
The sense of self they developed in the new environment, however, coexists with the deeply internalized notions of ideal Sinhala Buddhist womanly behavior.
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The local school's primary language of instruction is Sinhala, ensuring that students learn in their native tongue.
Synonyms
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8.8
Relating to the people, culture, or language of Sri Lanka's largest group
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About the Sinhalese people or their language
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sinhala comes from the same old Indian word siṃha 'lion', which named the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. So when we say something is Sinhala, we mean it is connected to that language or to those people.