"Ceylonese" meaning in All languages combined

See Ceylonese on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Ceylonese [comparative], most Ceylonese [superlative]
Etymology: From Ceylon + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ceylon|ese}} Ceylon + -ese Head templates: {{en-adj}} Ceylonese (comparative more Ceylonese, superlative most Ceylonese)
  1. Of or pertaining to Ceylon. Derived forms: Ceylonese English Translations (of Ceylon): ceilandés (Asturian), cejlonský (Czech), Ceylonees (Dutch), Ceylonin (Finnish), सिंहली (sĩhlī) (Hindi), Sailan (Malay), Selan (Malay), ceilandés (Spanish), ceilanés (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ceylonese-en-adj-gsnndlja Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Nationalities, Sri Lanka Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ese: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 96 4 Disambiguation of Sri Lanka: 56 44

Noun [English]

Forms: Ceyloneses [plural], Ceylonese [plural]
Etymology: From Ceylon + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ceylon|ese}} Ceylon + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Ceylonese (plural Ceyloneses or Ceylonese)
  1. A native of Ceylon. Translations (native of Ceylon): ceilandés [masculine] (Asturian), ceilandesa [feminine] (Asturian), Cejloňan [masculine] (Czech), Ceylonees [masculine] (Dutch), Ceylonese [feminine] (Dutch), सिंहली (sĩhlī) [feminine, masculine] (Hindi), ceilandés [masculine] (Spanish), ceilanés [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ceylonese-en-noun-LLTJLI-o

Inflected forms

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