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

The award-winning scholar was the first American ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition after studying under the 14th Dalai Lama, close friend Tenzin Gyatso, as noted in a 1996 New York Times profile. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026

He was also named by The New York Times the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism, and TIME chose him as one of the 25 most influential Americans in 1997. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Launching June 15, Freedom Needs a Soundtrack is a six-part narrative series that revisits the genesis, impact, and legacy of the Tibetan Freedom Concert. — Michele Amabile Angermiller, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026

His next book would be called The Journey of the Spirit After Death, which was more directly inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Tibetan

• Sino-Tibetan
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Tibetan terrier

Rhymes for Tibetan

• kinetin
• threaten

Kids Definition

Tibetan

noun

Ti·​bet·​an tə-ˈbet-ᵊn 

1

: a native inhabitant of Tibet

2

: the language of the Tibetan people

Tibetan adjective