1. ceylonese - Noun
2. ceylonese - Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ceylon.
A native or natives of Ceylon.
Source: Webster's dictionarySri Lankan beaches Source: Internet
Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet