Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Bhutan or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
- noun A person of Bhutanese ancestry.
- noun The Sino-Tibetan language of Bhutan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Bhutan, its people, or their language.
- noun singular or plural A native or the natives of Bhutan, a mountainous state in the Himalayas, having Tibet on the north, Bengal and Assam on the south, and Sikhim on the west.
- noun The language of Bhutan.
- noun Also written
Bhotanese and Bootanese (Bhotan, Bootan).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
- adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language
- noun a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
Etymologies
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Examples
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The investiture in Bhutanese robes represents a potentially disturbing moment of alienation; an anxiety which emerges here through a series of images which confuse gender roles.
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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Up until this visit, I had always thought the Bhutanese were the friendliest people in the world, but the Vietnamese are equally friendly.
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Up until this visit, I had always thought the Bhutanese were the friendliest people in the world, but the Vietnamese are equally friendly.
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Up until this visit, I had always thought the Bhutanese were the friendliest people in the world, but the Vietnamese are equally friendly.
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The county has accepted refugees from many lands, but the Bhutanese are the largest new group.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Pamela Constable 2011
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And nearly 100,000 Bhutanese Hindus live in refugee camps in Southern Nepal after Bhutan's "One Nation One People" read Buddhist only policy forced them out.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: Human Rights And Religious Freedom's 'In' Crowd Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2011
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In Bhutan, we learned that the largest part of the government workforce is devoted to maintaining the national road, which is seasonally damaged from flooding, expected by the Bhutanese to worsen under continued climate change.
Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Make a Green Economy a Top Political Priority: the Green Patriots Mary Ellen Harte 2011
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In Bhutan, we learned that the largest part of the government workforce is devoted to maintaining the national road, which is seasonally damaged from flooding, expected by the Bhutanese to worsen under continued climate change.
Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Make a Green Economy a Top Political Priority: the Green Patriots Mary Ellen Harte 2011
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Kevin Frayer/Associated Press Bhutanese security officers on Wednesday used metal detectors to check the grounds of the main stadium in the capital of Thimphu where celebrations for the Bhutan Royal Wedding are to be held on Thursday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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And nearly 100,000 Bhutanese Hindus live in refugee camps in Southern Nepal after Bhutan's "One Nation One People" read Buddhist only policy forced them out.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: Human Rights And Religious Freedom's 'In' Crowd Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2011
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