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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Nepali
Antonyms: none provided
name
The national language of Nepal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Nepali
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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Synonyms: Nepali
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Nepali
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a native or inhabitant of Nepal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Nepali
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
Narrower terms: Gurkha
History
Etymology tree English Nepal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Nepalese From Nepal + -ese.
