Example Sentences

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She traces her roots to the Newars, who settled Kathmandu Valley centuries ago.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2017

Now there is chatamari, which comes from the Newars, the indigenous people who ruled the Kathmandu Valley for centuries.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2016

Only eight years away from feudal tyranny, craggy Nepal is a hodgepodge of Newars, Magars, Limbu, Murmi and Brahmans, sorely lacks paved roads and modern communications.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another, which by the Newars is called Ika, is the Sinapis ramosa of Dr Roxburgh. 

From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Hamilton, Francis

Among the Sivamarg Newars, or those who worship Maha Deva, the Achars are considered as the highest cast; but their superiority is not acknowledged by those who worship Bouddha. 

From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Hamilton, Francis