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: 29 304 998 (2017 est). Area: 147 181 sq km (56 815 sq miles)
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Ne•pal
(nə pôl′, -päl′, -pal′, nā-),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. 22,641,061;
ab. 54,000 sq. mi. (140,000 sq. km). Cap.: Katmandu.
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'Nepal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Annapurna
- Bhaktapur
- Biratnagar
- Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
- Dhaulagiri
- Everest
- Gogra
- Gurkha
- Himalayas
- India
- Kamet
- Kanchenjunga
- Kangchenjunga
- Katmandu
- Lalitpur
- Lepcha
- Lhotse
- Mahendra
- Makalu
- Nepalese
- Nepali
- Newar
- Sherpa
- Sikkim
- South Asia
- Terai
- paisa
- rupee