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Nepali

American  
[nuh-paw-lee, -pah-, -pal-ee, ney-] / nəˈpɔ li, -ˈpɑ-, -ˈpæl i, neɪ- /

noun

plural

Nepalis, Nepali
  1. Also an Indic language spoken in Nepal.

  2. Nepalese.


adjective

  1. Nepalese.

Nepali British  
/ nɪˈpɔːlɪ /

noun

  1. the official language of Nepal, also spoken in Sikkim and parts of India. It forms the E group of Pahari and belongs to the Indic branch of Indo-European

  2. a native or inhabitant of Nepal; a Nepalese

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language; Nepalese

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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His upset victory and rapid rise from Kathmandu mayor to expected prime minister mark one of the most dramatic shifts in recent Nepali politics.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The Nepali Congress, for instance, proposed holding a high-level investigation into the assets of public office holders since 1990.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Not only did Balendra Shah take a parliamentary seat from former prime minister Oli, he also won with the highest vote total ever recorded in a Nepali election.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Nepali Congress, the largest party in the past coalition government, also saw its new leader, Gagan Thapa, defeated by RSP.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

She was Nepali and had a dark complexion that most people mistook for Indian or Pakistani but was impossible to confuse with Scottish.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti