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Sherpa

 
(shûr') pronunciation
n., pl., Sherpa, or -pas.
A member of a traditionally Buddhist people of Tibetan descent living on the southern side of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal and Sikkim. In modern times Sherpas have achieved world renown as expert guides on Himalayan mountaineering expeditions.


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Any member of a mountain-dwelling people of the Himalayas. Sherpas are of Tibetan culture and descent and speak a Tibetan dialect. They make a living spinning and weaving wool, along with farming and cattle breeding. They have won international renown as porters in the high Himalayas, and the name Sherpa has come to be used generically for porters there. They number about 50,000.

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  • Travel and Tourism - Sherpa: member of Tibetan people who serve as porters and guides on mountain-climbing expeditions


The Sherpa people are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.

The word may also refer to:

  • Sherpa language, spoken by the Sherpa
  • Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
  • Sherpa (emissary), the personal representative of a head of state or government in the G20 or G8
  • SHERPA (organisation), a UK based project team with expertise in open access and repositories
  • Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of STOL aircraft (K300, K650T), located in Scappoose, Oregon
  • Leyland Sherpa, a light commercial vehicle produced from the 1970s until 2006
  • Short SB.4 Sherpa, experimental British aircraft, first flight 1955
  • Short C-23 Sherpa, a military variant of the Short 330 cargo aircraft, first flight 1982
  • Super Sherpa, a 250cc dual-purpose motorcycle produced by Kawasaki
  • A series of military trucks produced by Renault Trucks Defense, including the Renault Sherpa 2
  • Sherpa lining, made from a polyester and cotton fabric, resembles the rough wool lining of traditional Sherpa outdoor clothing; used in mass produced all-weather clothing at a fraction of the cost of what it resembles
  • Yahoo Sherpa, a distributed key value datastore developed by Yahoo
  • Sherpa (khane-pani), One of pure drinking water supplier in Nepal.

 
 
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