Sin ‧ ha ‧ lese /ˌsɪnhəˈliːz◂/ BrE AmE noun ( plural Sinhalese )
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Sanskrit ; Origin: Simhala 'Sri Lanka' ]
1 . [countable] someone who belongs to the race of people that forms the largest part of the population in Sri Lanka
2 . [uncountable] the language used by the Sinhalese
—Sinhalese adjective