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SRI LANKAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sri Lankan" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Sri Lankan" is a member of...):
Ceylon; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka (a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture
Example:
Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Ceylon (an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India)
Derivation:
Sri Lanka (a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948)
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