Tibetan
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4.9
- noun
- /tɪˈbɛtən/
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tibetano
- He's a Pilgrim. He had just walked eight months across the Tibetan Plateau down into Nepal to be at the holy site where we had just pulled up in a bus,
- an old Tibetan
I I had to Roundhouse kick a Tibetan in the head.
- I I had to Roundhouse kick a Tibetan in the head.
- I asked a number of times and they just giggled because time means nothing to Tibetans.
- While China is the biggest organ provider because I mean, they get they got Xinjiang riggers, they got Falun Gong people, they got Tibetans, they got N Koreans.
Examples
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The Tibetan looked back to his companions and shook his head.
Fiction book (2002) -
It was a new face to the squad, a young Tibetan whose small, rugged features marked him as a khampa, from the herding clans of the high Kham plateau to the east.
Fiction book (2001) -
Your gap year, you, you taught English to Tibetan children and some adults.
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The young Tibetan was looking up the slope above them, as though searching for a way to climb over the mountain.
Fiction book (2002) -
These words are ingrained in the heart of every Tibetan.
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While visitors and recent settlers struggle with altitude sickness, native Tibetans Sprint up mountains.
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Lokesh was the most emotional Tibetan Shan had ever met, and he wore his emotions like other people wore clothes, in plain view, never trying to obscure them.
Fiction book (2002) -
Every Tibetan we met shared stories about their unique culture and traditions.
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The Tibetan community has gathered annually to celebrate their rich heritage.
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As a Tibetan, she felt a deep connection to her ancestors and their land.
Compounds
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4.7
A form of Buddhism from Tibet that mixes Indian teachings with Tibetan religion
A very large, strong dog from Tibet with thick rough fur that guards homes and animals
- Specialized
A family of related languages spoken in East Asia, like Chinese and Tibetan
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tibetan is formed from Tibet with the ending -an, meaning 'from', like European, so a Tibetan is a person who comes from or lives in Tibet.