[syn: Nepalese, Nepali]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nepalese \Nep`a*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Nepal, a kingdom North of India; as,
Nepalese troops massed at the border. [Formerly written
Nepaulese.]
Syn: Nepali.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nepalese \Nep`a*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. n. sing. & pl.
A native or natives of Nepal, or an inhabitant of Nepal.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nepaulese \Nep`au*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Nepal (formerly written Nepaul), a
kingdom North of India; same as Nepalese. -- n. sing. & pl.
A native or natives of Nepal.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nepalese
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its
people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at
the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in
the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" [syn:
Nepalese, Nepali]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: Nepalese, Nepali]