(adj) of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture, Syn. Nepali, Example:Nepalese troops massed at the border; Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world; the different Nepali words for `rice'
(n) evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers, Syn. Easter lily vine, Beaumontia grandiflora
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
prop. a. Of or pertaining to Nepal, a kingdom North of India; as, Nepalese troops massed at the border. [ Formerly written Nepaulese. ] Syn. --Nepali. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]