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Nepalese

[ nep-uh-leez, -lees ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language.


noun

, plural Nep·a·lese
  1. a native or inhabitant of Nepal.

Nepalese

/ ˌnɛpəˈliːz /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Nepal or its inhabitants


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Nepal

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Usage Note

Nepalese is used as a plural noun (a candidate favored by the Nepalese ), but it's relatively rare as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Nepalese ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nepalese1

First recorded in 1810–20; Nepal + -ese

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Example Sentences

“GNRD has zealously fought to eliminate abuse of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar,” the organization said in a statement.

It also has a nasty civil rights record of expelling its Nepalese minority of the country.

Jonas Fleury used to sell homemade liquor and food to the Nepalese soldiers.

Long-eared statues show Nepalese influence, even the Buddhist images being girt with the sacred cord of Brahma.

Some of the inhabitants of Phari say that it was built more than a hundred years ago, when the Nepalese were overrunning Sikkim.

He says that the Nepalese highly prize this little animal for its services in ridding houses of rats.

Cardamoms are a valuable crop in the same locality, and also in the Nepalese Himalayas.

They were very hardy and got on well with the Tibetans, who were always rather suspicious of our Nepalese coolies.

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