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BHUTANESE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bhutanese mean?
• BHUTANESE (noun)
The noun BHUTANESE has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
Familiarity information: BHUTANESE used as a noun is very rare.
• BHUTANESE (adjective)
The adjective BHUTANESE has 1 sense:
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language
Familiarity information: BHUTANESE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Bhutan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bhutanese; Bhutani
Hypernyms ("Bhutanese" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Bhutanese" is a member of...):
Bhutan; Kingdom of Bhutan (a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India)
Derivation:
Bhutanese (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Bhutanese Buddhists
Pertainym:
Bhutan (a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India)
Derivation:
Bhutanese (a native or inhabitant of Bhutan)
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