Sri Lankan
- citizens or residents of Sri Lanka
Wiktionary
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Etymology: Etymology tree English Sri Lanka Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sri Lankan From Sri Lanka + -an.
- 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).”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Sri Lanka Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sri Lankan From Sri Lanka + -an.
- 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.”