Nepalese

N1E1P3A1L1E1S1E1
UK/nɛ.pəˈliːz/

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language.

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Meanings

adjectiveNepalese (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language.

    All the towns have small teahouses where you can get tea, sometimes chapatis (a flat flour and water bread similar to tortillas), sometimes eggs, and dahl baat (rice, beans and curried vegetables, the standard Nepalese meal).

    1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8

    Synonyms: Nepali

proper noun
  1. The national language of Nepal.

    Synonyms: Nepali

nounNepalese (plural Nepalese or Nepaleses)

plural Nepaleses

  1. in pluralA person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent.

    Some of the Nepaleses on the Chinese side of the border were road or house builders.

    1988, Frances M. Parsons, Donna L. Chitwood, I Didn't Hear the Dragon Roar (page 243)

    Synonyms: Nepali

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language.

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proper nounThe national language of Nepal.

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nounA person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture

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nouna native or inhabitant of Nepal

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APA

Nepalese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepalese

MLA

“Nepalese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepalese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nepalese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nepalese.

Source: Nepalese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.