Nepali

Nepalis

Definitions of Nepali
  1. adjective
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture
    “Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world”
    “the different Nepali words for `rice'”
    synonyms: Nepalese
  2. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Nepal
    synonyms: Nepalese
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    types:
    Gurkha
    a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
    type of:
    Asian, Asiatic
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  3. noun
    the official state language of Nepal
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    type of:
    Indic, Indo-Aryan
    a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages
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