SINCE 1828
Dalai Lama
noun
Da·lai La·ma
| \ ˌdä-lī-ˈlä-mə
, ˌdä-lā-, ˌda-\
, ˌdä-lā-, ˌda-\
Definition of Dalai Lama
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: the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism
Dalai Lama
biographical name
Da·lai La·ma
| \ ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə
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Definition of Dalai Lama (Entry 2 of 2)
1935– Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader
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Dalai Lama
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: the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism
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