Sherpas

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sherpa form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of Sherpa form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of sherpa form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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mountain guide

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"Polyandry used to be common among the Sherpas of Nepal, where a band of brothers would often take a wife in common. When she died--of child-bearing or overwork--they would frequently marry her younger sister."

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