Bhutanese
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- adjective
- /buˈtɑːniːz/
- While I continued to search for material evidence, I noticed students clad in ghos and kiras (traditional Bhutanese dress) walking anxiously to school, hoping they reach in time for their assembly where they cluster in a crowd, pray, and sing our national anthem; a practice serving to remind students of the unique heritage of Bhutan.
- Bhutanese refugees
- Bhutanese red
- Bhutanese red rice
Examples
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The growing ethnic Nepali population was seen as a threat by the Bhutanese elites, and discriminatory laws were put in place that robbed them of their citizenship.
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One sixth of the Bhutanese population has been displaced and continues to suffer in refugee camps across Nepal.
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India is the nation's closest trading partner, and increasing hydropower exports are expected to drive Bhutanese employment and economic growth moving forward.
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Rather than assimilating into Bhutanese culture, they kept their own distinctly different customs, religion, and language.
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In addition to the United States, seven other countries have opened their arms to Bhutanese refugees; those countries include New Zealand, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Australia, and Canada.
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Like Bhutanese "two-career couples," these migrants frequently live close to one spousal employment site or to public transportation.
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Overall, the Bhutanese quality of life has improved steadily over the last forty years, accelerating as global integration has increased (Table I).
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For instance, the Bhutanese Constitution mandates that at least 60% of the Kingdom of Bhutan remain under forest cover in perpetuity and that health care and education be provided free.
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Two-thirds of Bhutanese citizens are farmers, and many of them are organic by default, unable to afford the synthetic fertilizers and pesticides required in chemical farming.
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Buddhist values and philosophy are woven into the fabric of the Bhutanese people's day-to-day life and politics.
Synonyms
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9.9
Relating to Bhutan, its people, culture and institutions
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bhutanese is formed from Bhutan and the suffix -ese, like Chinese or Japanese, where the ending means 'from or about a place'. So Bhutanese as an adjective means 'relating to Bhutan, its people, culture, or language'.