Nepalese

adjective

Nep·​a·​lese ˌne-pə-ˈlēz 

-ˈlēs

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Nepal or its people

Nepalese noun

plural Nepalese

Examples of Nepalese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was given food and water, and airlifted to hospital in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, where he was treated for frostbite and other complications, according to Reuters news agency. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026

Elephants in the Fog, a Nepalese drama about a community of transgender women, took the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

The film is set in a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, where Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026

Although Everest Restaurant is located in a nondescript mall, its Nepalese and Indian food is also well worth seeking out. — Pat Tompkins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

While in Braidwood for their nuptials, Jack and Doumit also reportedly headed to the Smokey Horse Nepalese restaurant with some of their wedding guests, as shown in photos published by the venue on Instagram. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

Local Nepalese restaurant Smokey Horse congratulated the newlyweds in a Sunday Instagram post. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026

His projects have been with athletes, politicians, chief executive officers, the director of a botanical garden, a physician, a Nepalese monk, a theoretical physicist. — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Nepalese

• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees
• artistes
• assamese