Tibetan
noun
Ti·bet·an
tə-ˈbe-tᵊn 
1
: a member of the predominant people of Tibet and adjacent areas of Asia
also
: the Tibeto-Burman language of the Tibetan people
2
: a native inhabitant of Tibet
Tibetan
adjective
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Supporters of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan cause include Richard Gere, a follower of Tibetan Buddhism, and Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Supporters of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan cause include Richard Gere, a follower of Tibetan Buddhism, and Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the US House of Representatives.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Chinese Communist Party leaders have accused the NED of trying to destabilize the country by supporting Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong human rights activists.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
At an extreme 14,800 feet high on the Tibetan Plateau, higher than snakes are typically expected to be found, lives the rare Tibetan hot-spring snake (Thermophis baileyi).
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Supporters of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan cause include Richard Gere, a follower of Tibetan Buddhism, and Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the US House of Representatives.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Chinese Communist Party leaders have accused the NED of trying to destabilize the country by supporting Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong human rights activists.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
At an extreme 14,800 feet high on the Tibetan Plateau, higher than snakes are typically expected to be found, lives the rare Tibetan hot-spring snake (Thermophis baileyi).
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Tibetan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tibetan. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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Tibetan
noun
Ti·bet·an
tə-ˈbet-ᵊn
1
: a native inhabitant of Tibet
2
: the language of the Tibetan people
Tibetan
adjective
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