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Definition of Nepalese
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture. "The different Nepali words for `rice'"
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Nepal.
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Nepal, Nepal
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Specialized synonyms: Gurkha
Derivative terms: Nepali
Definition of Nepalese
1. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language. ¹
2. Noun. A person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent. ¹
3. Proper noun. The national language of Nepal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nepalese
Literary usage of Nepalese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"From this time the Nepalese carried on a system of encroachment and outrage on
the frontier, which led to a declaration of war by the British in November ..."
2. Chinese Central Asia: A Ride to Little Tibet by Henry Lansdell (1893)
"Journey to Khatmandu, 383.—Maharajah's unwillingness to forward letter, 385.—Interview
with Nepalese Resident at Lassa, 386.—Distribution of Nepalese ..."
3. The Panchatantra-text of Purnabhadra by Johannes Hertel (1912)
"A Nepalese recension, containing only the verses and one prose sentence which
... The Nepalese MS. N, mentioned by Peterson in the preface of his edition, ..."
4. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"Return to Nepal of Gorkha Commissioners.— Disputed Lands occupied. — Outrage of
the Nepalese.—War Proclaimed. ..."
5. Chinese Central Asia: A Ride to Little Tibet by Henry Lansdell (1894)
"Journey to Khatmandu, 383. — Maharajah's unwillingness to forward letter,
385.—Interview with Nepalese Resident at Lassa, 386.—Distribution of Nepalese ..."
6. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"... are some copper mines, worked by Nepalese. Mr. Edgar (Report on a Visit to
Sikkim and the Tibetan Frontier, 1874, p. ..."
7. Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods: Uniting Science and by Barry Pound (2003)
"... pp!77—191 18 Methods used to address resource issues in integrated watershed
management in Nepalese watersheds Hans Schreier, Sandra Brown, IRE, ..."
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