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NEPALESE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Nepal
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nepalese" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nepalese"):
Gurkha (a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal)
Holonyms ("Nepalese" is a member of...):
Kingdom of Nepal; Nepal (a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)
Derivation:
Nepalese (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture
Example:
the different Nepali words for 'rice'
Synonyms:
Nepalese; Nepali
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Nepal (a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)
Derivation:
Nepalese (a native or inhabitant of Nepal)
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