Nepal

[ nuh-pawl, -pahl, -pal, ney- ]

/ nəˈpɔl, -ˈpɑl, -ˈpæl, neɪ- /

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noun

a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.

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Words nearby Nepal

neovascularization, neoytterbium, Neozoic, NEP, NEPAD, Nepal, Nepalese, Nepali, Nepean, nepenthe, nepenthes

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How to use Nepal in a sentence

I would say Nepal wants control over as much of the press as they can.
Will This Rule Prevent More Viral Photos of Everest?|Svati Kirsten Narula|March 12, 2021|Outside Online
In 2010 I spent a month at Mount Everest’s Base Camp in Nepal.
Four Cold-Weather Boots That Will Keep You Warm|Stephanie Pearson|March 11, 2021|Outside Online
Since 2019, the project has added nearly 50,000 trees in Nepal’s forests.
A virtual menagerie: How conservation and rescue efforts can connect us with wildlife around the world|Andrea Sachs|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
If you’re in Nepal, you call it Sagarmatha, “Head of the Earth in the Sky.”
Cold War-era satellites bring bad news about melting glaciers around Everest|María Paula Rubiano A.|November 23, 2020|Popular-Science

Anmol Gautam, a junior computer science major from Nepal, decided against going back home.
Uncharted Waters for International Students|Truthbetold|May 20, 2020|TruthBeTold.news
Asprey was inspired to swap out butter for traditional coffee creamers while on a trip to Nepal.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Approximately 96,000 trekkers visit Nepal each year to view and walk amidst its spectacular mountains.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable|Dick Dorworth|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hundreds of trekkers were on the popular Annapurna Circuit in the Mustang area of Nepal when disaster struck last week.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable|Dick Dorworth|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One man kept running around telling people, “You must, must, MUST come and try the chicken momo from Nepal.”
Countries Face Off in D.C. Food Fight|William O’Connor|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition to whatever each guiding service charges clients, the Nepal government charges $10,000 for every permit.
Everest's Sherpas Are Right To Revolt|Dick Dorworth|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Nepal the King and his party hunted and they were successful in laying low a good bag of tigers.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
Across the gaps between these peaks we could see other snow ranges in Nepal.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
My ambition was to reach the ridge between Makalu and Everest, and from it to have a look right down into Nepal.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
From the top of the ridge we had a most glorious view looking across range upon range of snowy mountains in Nepal.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
In any case work on this side could only be carried out from a base in Nepal, so we have done with the Western side.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for Nepal

Nepal

/ (nɪˈpɔːl) /

noun

a republic in S Asia: the world's only Hindu kingdom until it abandoned its monarchy in 2008; united in 1768 by the Gurkhas; consists of swampy jungle in the south and great massifs, valleys, and gorges of the Himalayas over the rest of the country, with many peaks over 8000 m (26 000 ft) (notably Everest and Kangchenjunga). A multiparty democracy was instituted in 1990. Official language: Nepali. Official religion: Hinduism; Mahayana Buddhist minority. Currency: rupee. Capital: Katmandu. Pop: 30 430 267 (2013 est). Area: 147 181 sq km (56 815 sq miles)Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

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Cultural definitions for Nepal

Nepal

[ (nuh-pawl, nuh-pahl) ]

Kingdom in central Asia, bordered by China to the north, and India to the east, south, and west; located high in the Himalayas. The capital and largest city is Katmandu.