Sikkimese
noun
a native or inhabitant of Sikkim.
Sikkimese
American
[sik-uh-meez, -mees]
/ ˌsɪk əˈmiz, -ˈmis /
noun
plural
Sikkimeseadjective
sikkimese
British
/ ˌsɪkɪˈmiːz /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sikkimese
Example Sentences
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Evenings are usually filled with official functions, or private parties, and the royal family has a wide circle of Sikkimese friends.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides, she added, "there is the Sikkim national guard to protect us"�fierce Sikkimese all, to be sure, but only 280 of them.
From Time Magazine Archive
As she passes by, the Sikkimese smile, nod and stop to chat, all formality forgotten.
From Time Magazine Archive
She uses cosmetics only occasionally and does her own hair�though she admits that she is encouraging a romance between a Sikkimese youth and a Calcutta hairdresser in the hope of importing the kingdom's first coiffeuse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Deb Zimpun's flowing red robe, the head clerk in his flowered black silk Chinese garb, the Sikkimese soldiers in their bright garments and the Bhutanese in their kimonos, made a blaze of varied hues.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
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