From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishNepalNe‧pal /nɪˈpɔːl/ a country in southern Asia, in the Himalayan mountains, north of India and south of China. Population: 30,430,267 (2014). Capital: Kathmandu. Nepal is a place where tourists who want to go walking and climbing in the mountains go. —Nepalese /ˌnepəˈliːz◂/ noun, adjective