Lhasa

/ˈlɑːsə/ name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

    "The earliest historical relic of the Tibetans—like that of many, perhaps of most, other races—is a weather-beaten stone, the Do-ring. It stands in the center of Lhasa, across the courtyard in front of the western doors of the Cathedral or Jokang, beneath the famous willow-tree."

Example

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"My dream is to study Tibetan in Lhasa."

Etymology

From Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa), from Old Tibetan ར་ས (ra sa).

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