HyperDic: tibet

English > 1 sense of the word Tibet:
NOUNlocationTibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsangan autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China
Tibet > pronunciation
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Rhymesabet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht...
English > Tibet: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas.
SynonymsThibet, Xizang, Sitsang
Instance ofAsian country, Asian nationAny one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
MembersSherpaA member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
Part ofAsiaThe largest continent with 60% of the earth's population
PartsChangtzuA mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. EverestA mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal
GosainthanA mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
Himalayas, Himalaya Mountains, HimalayaA mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet
Kanchenjunga, Mount Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga, KinchinjungaA mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)
Lhasa, Lassa, capital of Tibet, Forbidden CityThe sacred city of Lamaism
LhotseA mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
MakaluA mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
NuptseA mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
Region ofLamaism, Tibetan BuddhismA Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan languageThe family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
SpanishTibet, Tíbet, Xizang
CatalanTibet, Tíbet
AdjectivesTibetanof or relating to or characteristic of Tibet or its people or their language

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