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Sri Lankan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Sri Lanka + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people.
    • Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). 2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 Feb 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans:

Deriveds

Sri Lankanness · Sri Lankan English

Translations (25)

nl Sri Lankaans (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ru ланки́йский (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · is srílanskur (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ast ceilandés (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · cs srílanský (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · fr sri-lankais (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · de sri-lankisch (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · sv lankesisk (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · sv srilankesisk (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · jv Sri Lanka (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · pt srilanquês (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · fi srilankalainen (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · nn srilankisk (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · pl lankijski (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · nb srilankisk (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ru шри-ланки́йский (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · hi श्रीलंकाई (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · jv Cèylon (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ast cingalés (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · id Sri Lanka (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ca singalès (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · gl srilankés (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ro srilankez (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · ru шриланки́йский (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) · es esrilanqués (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people)

Sri Lankan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Sri Lanka + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent.
    • Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades. 2024 September 22, Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly, “Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy”, in Reuters:

Forms

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Sri Lankans Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (36)

eo srilankano (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ro srilankeză (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ca singalès (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · fr Sri-Lankaise (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · pt sri-lankês (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · de Sri-Lanker (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ru шриланки́ец (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · el Σριλανκέζος (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · pl Lankijka (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · hi श्रीलंकाई (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ru ланки́йка (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · sv srilankes (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · nn srilankar (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · nl Sri Lankaan (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · eo srilankanino (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ja スリランカ人 (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · cmn 斯里蘭卡人 (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · de Sri-Lankerin (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · el Σριλανκέζα (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ru шриланки́йка (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · tr Sri Lankalı (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · pl Lankijczyk (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ko 스리랑카 사람 (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · sv lankes (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ko 스리랑카인 (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · fr Sri-Lankais (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · nb srilanker (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · nl Sri Lankaanse (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ro srilankez (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · gl srilankés (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ru ланки́ец (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · cs Srílančan (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · es esrilanqués (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ast ceilandés (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · fi srilankalainen (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) · ast ceilandesa (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent)