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    NEPALESE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A native or inhabitant of Nepalplay

    Synonyms:

    Nepalese; Nepali

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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) 

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    Meaning:

    Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or cultureplay

    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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