sri lankan
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Definition
Adjective:
- Of or relating to Sri Lanka, its people, or its culture: Describes anything originating from or connected to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia.
Noun:
- A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka: A person who is from Sri Lanka or who lives in Sri Lanka.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The museum has a fine collection of Sri Lankan masks.
- She is an expert in Sri Lankan history.
- We enjoyed the complex flavors of Sri Lankan cuisine.
Noun:
- The Sri Lankan explained the significance of the festival.
- Several Sri Lankans work in the technology sector here.
- He is a Sri Lankan who has lived abroad for many years.
Advanced Usage
- The term Sri Lankan is a demonym and functions as both a noun and an adjective. It is the standard, neutral term for referring to the country and its people, having replaced the former colonial name "Ceylonese."
Variants and Related Words
- Sri Lanka (Proper Noun): The name of the country itself.
- Ceylonese (Adjective, Noun, ): The former term for something or someone from Ceylon (the former name of Sri Lanka). Now largely historical or used in specific contexts.
Synonyms
- (For the noun, context-dependent): Islander (in a geographical sense, though this is very general and not specific).
Notes on Meaning
- The adjective Sri Lankan refers to the entire nation and can encompass all its ethnic groups (including Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim, and others). It is a national identifier.
- It is distinct from ethnic identifiers like Sinhalese (pertaining to the majority ethnic group) or Tamil (pertaining to a significant minority ethnic group). A Sri Lankan can be of Sinhalese, Tamil, or other ethnicity.
Adjective
- of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture
- Sri Lankan beaches
- Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels
Noun
- a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka