Tibeto-Burman

noun Ti·beto-Bur·man \ tə-ˌbe-tō-ˈbər-mən \

Definition of Tibeto-Burman

1 : a language family that includes Tibetan, Burmese, and related languages of southern and eastern Asia

2 : a member of a people speaking a Tibeto-Burman language

First Known Use of tibeto-burman

1901

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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