Nicobarese

noun

Nic·​o·​bar·​ese

¦nikəˌbä¦rēz,

-ēs

plural Nicobarese

1

a

: the people of the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Mon-Khmer language of the Nicobarese people

Nicobarese adjective

Word History

Etymology

Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal + English -ese

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