Nepal

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/ˈneɪ.pɑl/South Asia/ˈneː.pɑːl/UK/nɪˈpɔːl/British, Southern, Standard/nəˈpoːl/

proper noun

A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic Nepaul

  1. A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.

    The Newa script, also known as Nepaalalipi in Nepal and as Newar in English-speaking countries, is a Brahmi-based script that dates to the tenth century ce.

    2022 September 28, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, page 533

Origin

  1. Nepaliनेपाल
  2. EnglishNepal

Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl).

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Translations

Afrikaans Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Arabic نِيبَال, نِيبَال
  • نِيبَال (nēpāl)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • نِيبَال (nībāl)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Bengali নেপাল
  • নেপাল (nepal)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Bulgarian Непа́л
  • Непа́л (Nepál)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Catalan Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Chinese Cantonese 尼泊爾 /尼泊尔
  • 尼泊爾 /尼泊尔 (nei⁴ bok⁶ ji⁵ / nei⁴ pok³ ji⁵)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Chinese Mandarin 尼泊爾 /尼泊尔
  • 尼泊爾 /尼泊尔 (Níbó'ěr)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Czech Nepál
  • NepálFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Danish Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Dutch Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Esperanto Nepalo
  • NepaloFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Estonian Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Finnish Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
French Népal
  • NépalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
German Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Greek Νεπάλ
  • Νεπάλ (Nepál)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Hawaiian Nepala
  • NepalaFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Hebrew נֶפָּאל
  • נֶפָּאל (nepál)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Hindi नेपाल, नैपाल
  • नेपाल (nepāl)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • नैपाल (naipāl)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Hungarian Nepál
  • NepálFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Icelandic Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Indonesian Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Irish Neipeal
  • NeipealFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Italian Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Japanese ネパール, ニハラ
  • ネパール (Nepāru)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • ニハラ (Nihara)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Korean 네팔, 니파라
  • 네팔Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • 니파라 (Nipara)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Latin Nepalia
  • NepaliaFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Latvian Nepāla
  • NepālaFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Lithuanian Nepalas
  • NepalasFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Malay Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Māori Nepōra
  • NepōraFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Norwegian Bokmål Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Polish Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Portuguese Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Punjabi ਨੇਪਾਲ
  • ਨੇਪਾਲ (nepāl)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Romanian Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Russian Непа́л
  • Непа́л (Nepál)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Slovak Nepál
  • NepálFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Spanish Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Swahili Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Swedish Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Tagalog Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Tamil நேபாளம், நேப்பாளம்
  • நேபாளம் (nēpāḷam)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
  • நேப்பாளம் (nēppāḷam)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Thai เนปาล
  • เนปาล (nee-bpaan)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Turkish Nepal
  • NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Ukrainian Непа́л
  • Непа́л (Nepál)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Urdu نیپال
  • نیپال (nepāl)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Vietnamese Nê-pan
  • Nê-panFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Yiddish נעפּאַל
  • נעפּאַל (nepal)Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Nepal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepal

MLA

“Nepal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nepal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepal.

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