Main Entry:

Ti·bet

Pronunciation:

\tə-ˈbet\

Variant(s):

or Xi·zang \ˈshēd-ˈzäŋ\

Function:

geographical name

region SW China on high plateau (average altitude 16,000 feet or 4877 meters) N of the Himalayas ∗ Lhasa area 471,660 square miles (1,226,316 square kilometers), population 2,196,010