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(tə-bĕt′) or Xi·zang (shē′dzäng′) An autonomous region of western China between the Himalaya and Kunlun Mountains. A center of Lamaist Buddhism, Tibet flourished as a kingdom in the 7th century. Following periods of Han, Mongol, and Manchu rule, it proclaimed independence in 1913 from the Qing Dynasty and fell under Chinese control in the 1950s. Lhasa is the capital.
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Tibet
(tɪˈbɛt)n
(Placename) an autonomous region of SW China; formerly a theocracy and the centre of Lamaism: Europeans strictly excluded in the 19th century; invaded by China in 1950; rebellion (1959) against Chinese rule suppressed and the Dalai Lama fled to India; military rule imposed (1989–90) after continued demands for independence; consists largely of a vast high plateau between the Himalayas and Kunlun Mountains. Capital: Lhasa. Pop: 2 700 000 (2003 est). Area: 1 221 601 sq km (471 660 sq miles). Chinese names: Xizang Autonomous Region or Sitsang
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Ti•bet
(tɪˈbɛt)n.
an autonomous region in SW China, on a plateau N of the Himalayas: average elevation ab. 16,000 ft. (4877 m). 2,360,000; 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,600 sq. km). Cap.: Lhasa. Chinese, Xizang.
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| Noun | 1. |  Tibet - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the HimalayasLamaism, Tibetan Buddhism - a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia capital of Tibet, Forbidden City, Lassa, Lhasa - the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Changtzu - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high) Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everest - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high) Gosainthan - a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high) Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain Kanchanjanga, Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga, Mount Kanchenjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high) Lhotse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high) Makalu - a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high) Nuptse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high) Sherpa - a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers |
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チベット
티베트
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ประเทศธิเบต
Tây Tạng
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