Definition of Nepalese

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

Exact synonyms: Nepali
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Nepal, Nepal
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Specialized synonyms: Gurkha
Derivative terms: Nepali

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture. "The different Nepali words for `rice'"
Exact synonyms: Nepali
Partainyms: Nepal, Nepal
Derivative terms: Nepali, 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

Neopythagoreans
Neorickettsia helmintheca
Neosho
Neosho River
Neospora canium
Neosporin
Neotestudina rosati
Neotoma
Neotoma cinerea
Neotoma floridana
Neotoma fuscipes
Neotropic
Neozoic
Nepal
Nepal trumpet flower
Nepalese (current term)
Nepalese monetary unit
Nepalese rupee
Nepali
Nepaulese
Nepenthaceae
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta hederaceae
Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium litchi
Nephelium longana
Nephelium mutabile
Nephilim
Nephite

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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