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Bhutanese

Bhutanese

1 6.8
A person from Bhutan
  • noun
  • /buˈtɑːniːz/
: butanés
  • But all this happy talk masks an authoritarian streak: Bhutanese are reportedly required to wear their national dress outside during daylight hours, cigarettes are illegal, and tens of thousands of ethnic Nepali Bhutanese citizens have fled to Nepal because of persecution.
  • Bhutanese believe

Examples

  • Many Bhutanese support environmental conservation efforts to preserve their beautiful landscapes.

  • The Russians, the Chinese, the Bhutanese, whomever.

    Academic text (1991)

  • What, if any, evidence shows the concern by the Bhutanese for Maoist infiltration?

    Blog text (11)

  • Previous unhappy people are thus resettled by grateful Bhutanese of more dependable loyalty, and population density is equalized correspondingly.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The Bhutanese are in some kind of bardo transitional state, waiting to see if they will enter the next life as a nation selectively modernized for the common good but otherwise unaltered, or as a small third world country.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The Bhutanese enjoy vibrant festivals that showcase their rich culture.

  • The Bhutanese community in the United States often hosts cultural events to celebrate their heritage.

Synonyms

Bhutani
vsBhutanese
8.2

A person from Bhutan

is the more common or standard form used for the same meaning

Surface Forms

Bhutanese singular
Bhutanese plural

Morphology

Bhutanese = Bhutan (transparent) = Bhutan + ese

The suffix '-ese' is commonly used to denote nationality or language, making the meaning clear to learners.

Etymology

Bhutanese comes from Bhutan plus the ending -ese, the same ending you see in Chinese or Japanese, which means 'from that place'. So a Bhutanese is 'a person from Bhutan'.