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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This extends the dates for Denisovan presence in the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau lasting over 100,000 years.
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Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
According to the The Tibetan Book of the Dead, souls enter Bardo Thodol after death, a 49-day period between death and reincarnation when the soul prepares for its next cycle.
—Gayle Forman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
During the Christmas Eve and Christmas morning masses, the congregation chanted in Tibetan and the priest spoke in Mandarin Chinese.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
Conversely, the Tibetan, or north side of the mountain, is controlled by China, and nowadays is mired in restrictive bureaucracy that makes a modern-day attempt on the Hornbein Couloir even harder.
—Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
According to the The Tibetan Book of the Dead, souls enter Bardo Thodol after death, a 49-day period between death and reincarnation when the soul prepares for its next cycle.
—Gayle Forman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
During the Christmas Eve and Christmas morning masses, the congregation chanted in Tibetan and the priest spoke in Mandarin Chinese.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
Conversely, the Tibetan, or north side of the mountain, is controlled by China, and nowadays is mired in restrictive bureaucracy that makes a modern-day attempt on the Hornbein Couloir even harder.
—Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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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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