Nepalese /nɛ.pəˈliːz/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepalese people or the Nepalese language. noun[in the plural]1 •A person from Nepal or of Nepalese descent.Some of the Nepaleses on the Chinese side of the border were road or house builders. — 1988 formsNepaleses