plural Nepali also Nepalis
1
: a native or inhabitant of Nepal
2
: an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal
Nepali
adjective
Examples of Nepali in a Sentence
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Amber, for instance, is ethnically Nepali (Bhutan has a history of delegitimizing Lhotshampa Nepali people), and his sense of belonging is dependent not only on a cultural notion of contentment, but on politics and paperwork.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
Work by Yi and her colleagues has shown that contrary to being wealthy, many people in Asian subgroups in New York City, including Bangladeshi and Nepali Americans, had difficulty accessing food during the pandemic.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
Governments are moving to restrict TikTok over privacy, ties to China
Gagan Thapa, general secretary of Nepali Congress party, part of the ruling coalition, said that although regulation was necessary to discourage the abuse of social media, shutting down a platform was wrong.
—Sangam Prasai, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
Entire villages were leveled, hundreds of thousands of Nepali people were made homeless, and reconstruction totaling $6 billion is still ongoing today.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
Hamas militants killed 23 Thai workers, 10 Nepali students and four Filipino caregivers in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s office said Thursday, citing ambassadors from those countries.
—Asa Fitch, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
Around thirty Maoists surrounded the home of Megh Bahadur Koirala, a tall, debonair pharmacist and a representative of the ruling Nepali Congress Party.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
The restaurant’s Nepali jhol momos—juicy thin-skinned dumplings stuffed with beef, chicken, or goat and swimming in a broth of chicken stock, tomatoes, and chili peppers—are not to be missed.
—Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
That September, the Nepali journalist Padam Thakurathi published an exposé in one of the country’s largest newspapers, promising to name high-ranking officials involved in drug trafficking the following week.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
Work by Yi and her colleagues has shown that contrary to being wealthy, many people in Asian subgroups in New York City, including Bangladeshi and Nepali Americans, had difficulty accessing food during the pandemic.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
Governments are moving to restrict TikTok over privacy, ties to China
Gagan Thapa, general secretary of Nepali Congress party, part of the ruling coalition, said that although regulation was necessary to discourage the abuse of social media, shutting down a platform was wrong.
—Sangam Prasai, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
Entire villages were leveled, hundreds of thousands of Nepali people were made homeless, and reconstruction totaling $6 billion is still ongoing today.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
Hamas militants killed 23 Thai workers, 10 Nepali students and four Filipino caregivers in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s office said Thursday, citing ambassadors from those countries.
—Asa Fitch, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
Around thirty Maoists surrounded the home of Megh Bahadur Koirala, a tall, debonair pharmacist and a representative of the ruling Nepali Congress Party.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
The restaurant’s Nepali jhol momos—juicy thin-skinned dumplings stuffed with beef, chicken, or goat and swimming in a broth of chicken stock, tomatoes, and chili peppers—are not to be missed.
—Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
That September, the Nepali journalist Padam Thakurathi published an exposé in one of the country’s largest newspapers, promising to name high-ranking officials involved in drug trafficking the following week.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Nepali.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nepali. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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