How do you use Sinhalese in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like singhalese or sinhala, plus the exact meaning.
Sinhalese in a sentence
Sinhalese meaning
Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
Synonyms of Sinhalese
Using Sinhalese
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
- Useful related words include: singhalese, sinhala, sanskrit, sanskritic language.
- In the example corpus, sinhalese often appears in combinations such as: the sinhalese, sinhalese and, of sinhalese.
Context around Sinhalese
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sinhalese
- In this selection, "sinhalese" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lanka, states, sau, buddhists, christians and recruits stand out and add context to how "sinhalese" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the sinhalese sovereignty using and between the sinhalese buddhist majority. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sinhalese" sits close to words such as advani, afi and allred, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sinhalese
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was once a strong proponent of Sinhalese nationalism. (9 words)
It will hurt all of us, Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, and Burghers equally. (12 words)
It began with a customer yelling in Sinhalese about something he had found in his dinner. (16 words)
After the Matale Rebellion led by Puran Appu in 1848, in which a number of Sinhalese recruits defected to the side of the rebels, the recruitment of Sinhalese to the British forces was temporarily halted and the Ceylon Regiments disbanded. (40 words)
In nearby Sri Lanka, where a brutal civil war between the Sinhalese Buddhist majority and Tamil Muslim minority ended less than a decade ago, Facebook has also proven a potent tool for reigniting Buddhist-Muslim conflict. (36 words)
It is no coincidence that Gotabaya’s inauguration ceremony occurred at an ancient temple built by Sinhalese King Dutugemenu—who is best known for defeating an invading Tamil king from the Chola kingdom. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
In Sri Lanka, Sinhalese Christians have stood with Sinhalese Buddhists, and not with Christian Tamils, except on a private, personal basis.
After the Matale Rebellion led by Puran Appu in 1848, in which a number of Sinhalese recruits defected to the side of the rebels, the recruitment of Sinhalese to the British forces was temporarily halted and the Ceylon Regiments disbanded.
Diaspora main The spread of Sinhalese language in the United States Sinhalese people have emigrated out to many countries for a variety of reasons.
In Sri Lanka it is known as sawu or sau ( Sinhalese : සව්) and is used to prepare a congee named sawu kenda (Sinhalese: සව් කැඳ).
Nonetheless the Sinhalese continued to push for independence and the Sinhalese sovereignty, using the opportunities offered by the war, pushed to establish a special relationship with Britain.
A squad of Sinhalese yummy mummies from Colombo, each accompanied by a child and a nanny, soon followed and proved demanding guests but spent plenty of money.
He was once a strong proponent of Sinhalese nationalism.
Mannar’s cultural richness lies not in homogeneity but in the harmonious coexistence of Tamil, Muslim and Sinhalese communities.
And now that he has won, nationalists like Gnanasara want him to promote Sinhalese culture at the expense of Muslims, such as getting rid of Islamic religious schools.
It is no coincidence that Gotabaya’s inauguration ceremony occurred at an ancient temple built by Sinhalese King Dutugemenu—who is best known for defeating an invading Tamil king from the Chola kingdom.
It will hurt all of us, Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, and Burghers equally.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe recently stated that all street name boards in the country should display only Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages.
Rajapaksa is a former defense official who is regarded by fellow Sinhalese Buddhists as a hero for his role in ending Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war with ethnic Tamil rebels.
They are convinced that they cannot co-exist with the Sinhalese and came to India as refugees with the hope that they would be conferred Indian citizenship.
This will weaken Tamils by separating us and leaving us defenseless or voiceless in the face of more exposure to Sinhalese pogroms.
In nearby Sri Lanka, where a brutal civil war between the Sinhalese Buddhist majority and Tamil Muslim minority ended less than a decade ago, Facebook has also proven a potent tool for reigniting Buddhist-Muslim conflict.
It began with a customer yelling in Sinhalese about something he had found in his dinner.
It has been too easy for the Sinhalese political leadership to whip up narrow nationalist sentiments to bolster their voter base.
Maybe another war will force these Sinhalese back to their homes, as they previously had done during the Eelam war by Tamil Tigers.
Residents in the area also expressed strong objection to the establishment of Sinhalese settlements in Mullaitivu district.
Common combinations with sinhalese
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sinhalese 26×
- sinhalese and 10×
- of sinhalese 9×
- in sinhalese 6×
- sinhalese language 4×
- ancient sinhalese 4×
- sinhalese people 3×
- sinhalese culture 3×
- sinhalese king 3×
- from sinhalese 3×