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Wondering how to use Ceylonese in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as island.

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Ceylonese in a sentence

Ceylonese meaning

Of or pertaining to Ceylon.

Synonyms of Ceylonese

sri lankan island

Related words

Other words often associated with Ceylonese or its synonyms:

earth asiatic asian zone ground land

Using Ceylonese

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Ceylon.
  • Useful related words include: sri lankan, island.
  • In the example corpus, ceylonese often appears in combinations such as: the ceylonese.

Context around Ceylonese

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lankan 1×

Often after:

government 1× adhered 1× tea 1× tradition 1× community 1× markets 1×

Sentence patterns with Ceylonese

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the ceylonese government and 1× if the ceylonese adhered to 1× market to ceylonese markets as 1× sri lankan ceylonese tea industry 1× with the ceylonese community which 1× writes in ceylonese tradition buddhism 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

being hosted by 1× gandhiji was deeply 1× gombrich writes in 1× in the early 1× kincardineshire s james 1× the shrewd cooperation 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bold decision 1× estate in 1867 1× newly independent government 1× set an example 1× sila samadhi prajna 1× two day event 1×

Words around Ceylonese

Just before it in the word index:

ceylon 79 ceylan 5 ceyhan 7 ceyda 2 cex 15 cews 4

Just after it in the word index:

cez 5 ceza 4 cezanne 7 cezar 4 cf 500 cfa 139

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Ceylonese

  • In this selection, "ceylonese" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lankan, government, adhered and tea stand out and add context to how "ceylonese" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the ceylonese government and and if the ceylonese adhered to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ceylonese" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ceylonese

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the early decades of the 20th century, Vesak Day was associated with the Ceylonese community which then celebrated it along with their National Day in a two-day event. (30 words)

Kincardineshire’s James Taylor and the Glaswegian Sir Thomas Lipton created the Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) tea industry, famously planting the first seedlings of Ceylon tea in the Loolecondera estate in 1867. (31 words)

Gombrich writes: "In Ceylonese tradition, Buddhism (the Sasana) has three constituents: learning, practice and realization".sfn In the sequence given by Buddhaghosa in his Visuddhimagga, the sequence of training is sila, samadhi, prajna. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Being hosted by the national broadcaster of Ceylon owned by the Ceylonese government, and that too to broadcast a genre of songs and music self-consciously banned by the Government of India on its own airwaves was quite a bold decision. (41 words)

Gandhiji was deeply pained by the growing canker of communalism in the island, but he held out the hope that if the Ceylonese adhered to the Master’s teachings, to quote Gandhiji again, you “can outstrip us and set an example”. (41 words)

The shrewd cooperation with the British as well as diverting the needs of the war market to Ceylonese markets as a supply point, managed by Oliver Goonatilleke, also led to a very favourable fiscal situation for the newly independent government. (40 words)

Example sentences (6)

Being hosted by the national broadcaster of Ceylon owned by the Ceylonese government, and that too to broadcast a genre of songs and music self-consciously banned by the Government of India on its own airwaves was quite a bold decision.

Gandhiji was deeply pained by the growing canker of communalism in the island, but he held out the hope that if the Ceylonese adhered to the Master’s teachings, to quote Gandhiji again, you “can outstrip us and set an example”.

Kincardineshire’s James Taylor and the Glaswegian Sir Thomas Lipton created the Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) tea industry, famously planting the first seedlings of Ceylon tea in the Loolecondera estate in 1867.

Gombrich writes: "In Ceylonese tradition, Buddhism (the Sasana) has three constituents: learning, practice and realization".sfn In the sequence given by Buddhaghosa in his Visuddhimagga, the sequence of training is sila, samadhi, prajna.

In the early decades of the 20th century, Vesak Day was associated with the Ceylonese community which then celebrated it along with their National Day in a two-day event.

The shrewd cooperation with the British as well as diverting the needs of the war market to Ceylonese markets as a supply point, managed by Oliver Goonatilleke, also led to a very favourable fiscal situation for the newly independent government.

Common combinations with ceylonese

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ceylonese" in a sentence?
An example: "Being hosted by the national broadcaster of Ceylon owned by the Ceylonese government, and that too to broadcast a genre of songs and music self-consciously banned by the Government of India on its own airwaves was quite a bold decision." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "ceylonese" from authentic English texts.
What does "ceylonese" mean?
Ceylonese means: Of or pertaining to Ceylon.
What are synonyms of "ceylonese"?
Common synonyms of "ceylonese" include: sri lankan, island.
How many example sentences with "ceylonese" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "ceylonese", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.