Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of South Asia in the Himalaya Mountains between India and southwest China. Site of a flourishing civilization by the 6th century BC , the region was later divided into principalities, one of which, Gurkha, became dominant in the 18th century. Gurkha's expansion into northern India led to border wars with Great Britain. A 1923 treaty affirmed Nepal's full sovereignty, and a constitutional monarchy was established in 1951. Kathmandu is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A country in
South Asia betweenChina andIndia . Official Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
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KING GYANENDRA, NEPAL (through translator): We therefore call upon the seven-party alliance to recommend a name for the post of prime minister at the earliest for the constitution of the council of ministers, which will bear the responsibility of governing the country in accordance with the constitution of the kingdom of Nepal 1990.
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KING GYANENDRA, NEPAL (through translator): The executive power of the kingdom of Nepal, which was in our safekeeping, shall, from this day, be returned to the people.
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KING GYANENDRA, NEPAL (through translator): We therefore call upon the seven-party alliance to recommend a name for the post of prime minister at the earliest for the constitution of the council of ministers, which will bear the responsibility of governing the country in accordance with the constitution of the kingdom of Nepal 1990.
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For the religion of Nepal see also Wright, _History of Nepal_, 1877; C. Bendall, _Journal of
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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Eight Tharu organisations announce bandh in Terai Gori Gori added by - Jay praksah sen (Raj sen) sunasari, Nepal Hathme churi added by - Jay prakash sen (Raj) sunasari, nepal Sauraha (Chitwan) - Nepal Audio: Everything but the girl - Missing Tharus and indigenous people rally against govt Ethnic divisions prompt Nepal strike - 5 Mar 09
WN.com - Articles related to Secular leaders attend yagna for Hindu Nepal 2010
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NEPAL: It has been hailed as the best bungee jumping site in the world, and it is found high in the mountains of Nepal.
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Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images NEPAL PROTEST: Women activists of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal struggled with police during a protest against the president in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday.
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November 30th, 2007 at 2: 33 pm Said: whenever i look the flag of nepal it always reminds me of the chandrabamsi and the suryabamsi rulers that ruled nepal. the red colour reminds the bloody battle that lasted for more than ten years killing thousands innocent nepali. it also reminds that it is the same flag that were used as emblem of the ancient indian states (as seen in ramayan n mahabharat). when i see its shape it reminds the condition of Nepal in world scenerio-as half free state. coz all other nations have their full size but nepali flag being of half of their size symbolizing its dependency in India so i would support for changing the flag of nepal
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November 30th, 2007 at 2: 33 pm Said: whenever i look the flag of nepal it always reminds me of the chandrabamsi and the suryabamsi rulers that ruled nepal. the red colour reminds the bloody battle that lasted for more than ten years killing thousands innocent nepali. it also reminds that it is the same flag that were used as emblem of the ancient indian states (as seen in ramayan n mahabharat). when i see its shape it reminds the condition of Nepal in world scenerio-as half free state. coz all other nations have their full size but nepali flag being of half of their size symbolizing its dependency in India so i would support for changing the flag of nepal
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November 30th, 2007 at 2: 33 pm Said: whenever i look the flag of nepal it always reminds me of the chandrabamsi and the suryabamsi rulers that ruled nepal. the red colour reminds the bloody battle that lasted for more than ten years killing thousands innocent nepali. it also reminds that it is the same flag that were used as emblem of the ancient indian states (as seen in ramayan n mahabharat). when i see its shape it reminds the condition of Nepal in world scenerio-as half free state. coz all other nations have their full size but nepali flag being of half of their size symbolizing its dependency in India so i would support for changing the flag of nepal
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