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Nicobarese
[ nik-uh-bahr-eez, ‑ees, ‑bah-reez, ‑-rees ]
noun
, plural Nic·o·bar·ese.
- a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- the group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the Nicobarese.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Nicobarese1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
In the same way the Nicobarese, according to Man, can distinguish a member of each of the six tribes of the archipelago by smell.
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This man was perhaps, on the whole, the best specimen physically of a Nicobarese that we came across.
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He told us, however, that they are similar in appearance to the Nicobarese, but wear garments of rattan and bark only.
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He was nursed and buried by the Nicobarese, who would not allow the Indian servants to approach him.
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We were told that they are taller, more powerful, and darker-skinned than the other Nicobarese, and also dolichocephalic.
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