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How to pronounce sherpa in English?

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Type Words
Type of asiatic, asian

Examples of sherpa

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Sherpa, 54, a home health aide, estimates she paid about $111 per monk per day.
From the nytimes.com
Like a sherpa, I lugged my gear through howling wind to a cordoned-off area.
From the ocregister.com
Lone Pine is home to some of the most reputable sherpa services in the Owens Valley.
From the latimes.com
The inventor of Xubaz surely saw a mother at the airport and mistook her for a sherpa.
From the dailyherald.com
Its sherpa is the Fabia hatch, which is also being displayed in Melbourne.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Wilhelmina, our cycle sherpa, was waiting at Little Waipa Reserve with her trusty chariot.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Instead I had to rely on a Nepalese sherpa and my own execrable Mandarin.
From the guardian.co.uk
His unofficial title of sherpa refers to his role in preparing the leader for a summit.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sherpa now subsists on caviar and pickled herring and wild Baltic salmon.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • A member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
  • The Sherpa people are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.
  • Sherpa is a French network of jurists dedicated to promote corporate social responsibility. Sherpa was created in 2001 and is currently directed by French Lawyer William Bourdon.
  • A sherpa is the personal representative of a head of state of government who prepares an international summit, particularly the annual G8 Summit. Between the G8 summits there are multiple sherpa conferences where possible agreements are laid out. ...
  • SHERPA (Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access) is a project team, originally set up in 2002 to run and manage the SHERPA Project.
  • (Sherpas) An ethnic group of Tibetan origin living below Mt. Everest in the Solo Khumbu area. From the Sherpa's effective monopoly as high-altitude porters, the name has come to be applied generically to all who work in that profession.
  • Color proof made on a HP "Sherpa" printer. It has all the postcards or brochures or other printed materials on one large sheet - the whole run.
  • A Sherpa is a world renowed climbing guide on Himalayan mountains
  • (Excerpt from Sherpa-Soft as a Cloud) Sherpa Terry is knit terry fabric, just like a baby towel, that has been brushed and washed to raise the fibers and give a fluffy super soft feel. Many loops of the terry remain, and absorbency is not compromised. ...