Ceylonese

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ceylonese \Cey`lon*ese"\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Ceylon; -- since the change of name,
     replaced by {Sri Lankan}. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or
     natives of Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by
     {Sri Lankan}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ceylonese
       adj : of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people
             or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan forces
             fighting the Sinhalese rebels" [syn: {Sri Lankan}]