Nepalese

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent. in-plural
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Nepal wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language. not-comparable

    "All the towns have small teahouses where you can get tea, sometimes chapatis (a flat flour and water bread similar to tortillas), sometimes eggs, and dahl baat (rice, beans and curried vegetables, the standard Nepalese meal)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The national language of Nepal.

Synonyms

All synonyms
nepalinepalinepalinepalinepali

Example

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"On June 12, 2016, a GLOF near Mount Everest sent 2 million cubic meters of water toward the Nepalese village of Chukhung."

Etymology

From Nepal + -ese.

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