Nepal

Language: en

🇬🇧 /nəˈpɔːl/ 🇺🇸 /nəˈpɔl/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Himalayas, bordered by China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. Its capital is Kathmandu.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

in Nepalkingdom of NepalFederal Democratic Republic of Nepalvisit Nepal

Derivatives

NepaliNepalese

Commonly confused

Nepali
EN: 'Nepali' refers to the language or a person from Nepal; 'Nepal' is the country itself.
Nepalese
EN: 'Nepalese' is an adjective or noun for people of Nepal, largely interchangeable with 'Nepali' but slightly more formal.

Spelling tips

EN: Always capitalize as a proper noun. Do not add an article ('the Nepal' is incorrect). Note that 'Nepali' and 'Nepalese' are both acceptable demonyms.

💬 Examples

  1. Nepal is home to eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest.