Tibetan

//tɪˈbɛtən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native of Tibet countable
  2. 2
    Himalayish language spoken in Tibet wordnet
  3. 3
    A language of Tibet uncountable
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Tibet wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language. not-comparable

    "A fantastic legend was told about the first Gyalwai Odzer. This legend, believed to be authentic, had no fixed origin in time because the nomads of the region, the Tibetan province Tsinghai, could not, not even vaguely, indicate a date. The legend, however, was clear enough, so well known that it was no longer discussed, for everybody had been told the tale during childhood. It had become a dogma, to be believed passively without even trying to ascertain its probability or validity."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Tibet or its people or their language wordnet

Example

More examples

"Every Tibetan above 25 has the right to stand for election to the Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies."

Etymology

From Tibet + -an.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.