Nepali (redirected from Nepalis)

Ne·pal·i  (n-pôl, -pä-, -pl)

n. pl. Ne·pal·is

1. A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

2. The Indic language of Nepal, closely related to Hindi.

adj.

Of or relating to Nepal or its people, language, or culture.

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Nepali [nip-paw-lee, nep-pal-leez] or Nepalese

Adjective

of Nepal

Noun

1. pl [-pali, -palis] or -palese a person from Nepal

2. the language of Nepal

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nepali - a native or inhabitant of Nepal       Nepalese Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia Gurkha - a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
	2.	Nepali - the official state language of Nepal Indic, Indo-Aryan - a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages
Adj.	1.	Nepali - 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'" Nepalese