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
Examples of Tibetan in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Image And its curatorial reach soon expanded beyond Tibetan Buddhism.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
In the mountainous, desert landscape of the Tibetan Plateau, a small, scaly reptile scurries across the sand.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
One boy in Vincent’s year who called himself Bruce, after Bruce Lee, rode a motorcycle several hundred miles into the Hengduan Mountains, at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, to research a road that had been constructed as part of China’s supply chain during the Second World War.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Similarly, promoters for Oasis said they were forced to cancel mainland China shows in 2009 after authorities reportedly discovered a member of the British rock band had played at a Tibetan Freedom gig two years earlier.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
To see the young Rinpoche was to get a rare glimpse into a spiritual legacy embodied in a child, a living testament to the enduring traditions that define Tibetan Buddhism.
—Times Insider Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Beijing faces criticisms for its rule in Tibet, after the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader for most Tibetans, was forced to flee in 1959 when a revolt failed.
—Didi Tang, Fortune Well, 5 Jan. 2024
Many people were still buried under the rubble in the area in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
Holland Cotter, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
In the mountainous, desert landscape of the Tibetan Plateau, a small, scaly reptile scurries across the sand.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
One boy in Vincent’s year who called himself Bruce, after Bruce Lee, rode a motorcycle several hundred miles into the Hengduan Mountains, at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, to research a road that had been constructed as part of China’s supply chain during the Second World War.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Similarly, promoters for Oasis said they were forced to cancel mainland China shows in 2009 after authorities reportedly discovered a member of the British rock band had played at a Tibetan Freedom gig two years earlier.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
To see the young Rinpoche was to get a rare glimpse into a spiritual legacy embodied in a child, a living testament to the enduring traditions that define Tibetan Buddhism.
—Times Insider Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Beijing faces criticisms for its rule in Tibet, after the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader for most Tibetans, was forced to flee in 1959 when a revolt failed.
—Didi Tang, Fortune Well, 5 Jan. 2024
Many people were still buried under the rubble in the area in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
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“Tibetan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tibetan. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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Tibetan
noun
Ti·bet·an
tə-ˈbet-ᵊn
1
: a member of the native race of Tibet
2
: the language of the Tibetan people
Tibetan
adjective
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