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Definition of Bhutanese
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language. "Bhutanese Buddhists"
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
Group relationships: Bhutan, Kingdom Of Bhutan
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Definition of Bhutanese
1. Noun. A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bhutanese
Literary usage of Bhutanese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lhasa: An Account of the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the by Perceval Landon (1905)
"... we encamped across the bhutanese frontier—which is here delimited by the
clearly-defined line The end of the path down the Chumbi Valley ..."
2. Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet, and of the Journey of by Sir Clements R Markham, George Bogle, Thomas Manning (1876)
"The bhutanese, of a constitution more robust and hardy, inhabit a country where
strength is required. They have everything to transport on their backs; ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"The bhutanese belong to the same race as the Tibetans, and their name is derived
from the same root as that of the Bods of the plateau and of the bhutanese ..."
4. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and by India Foreign and Political Dept (1892)
"In 1770 the • bhutanese again invaded Sikkim, but were utterly defeated and their
... The bhutanese, driven ont of Kuch Behar and pursued into the hills, ..."
5. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"Despite the commencement of a joint verification process by the bhutanese and
Nepalese governments in early 2001 to ascertain the status of 100000 bhutanese ..."
6. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: toward a mine-free world by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"The dead included five bhutanese forest officials and a student. The landmine
was reported to have been planted by the NDFB.4 According to the police the ..."
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