Nepalese

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nepalese \Nep`a*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. n. sing. & pl.
     A native or natives of Nepal, or an inhabitant of Nepal.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nepalese
       adj : 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: {Nepali}]
       n : a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: {Nepali}]