What does "tibet" mean?
A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
Tibet
/tɪˈbɛt/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
- Grammar: tibet is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: tar, tibet region, tibetan plateau, tibetan world.
- Useful contrasts: non Tibetan region, non Tibetan world, non autonomous region.
- Usage evidence: The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled. archaic
"The chief demand in men's-wear fabrics is for combed and milled fabrics such as worsteds, kerseys, tibets, meltons, etc."
Proper Noun
- 1 A geographic region in Central Asia (mostly in China), the homeland of the Tibetan people, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau.
"The Province of Xenſi extends to the Kingdom of Preſter John. Caſcar and Thebet, which the Chineſes in a general Name call Sifan it is a large Province, and is divided into eight Counties, having one hundred and eighty Cities: Sigan is the Metropolis of the whole, ſeated on the River Guei, in a moſt pleaſant and delightful place, of a noble Proſpect, and good Trade."
- 2 A former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951. historical
"The estimated population of the Chinese Empire (exclusive of Tibet) is given, on the basis of this census, as 329,542,000, while the population of Tibet is estimated at 1,500,000."
- 3 An autonomous region of China. Official name: Tibet Autonomous Region. Capital: Lhasa.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
non Tibetan regionnon Tibetan worldnon autonomous region
Example
"The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "tibet"?
Common synonyms include: tar, tibet region, tibetan plateau, tibetan world, xizang.
How do you use "tibet" in a sentence?
The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
How do you pronounce "tibet"?
Pronounced /tɪˈbɛt/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Of unclear origin, but probably from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅 (Töpüt) ('hilly, mountainous place') via Classical Persian تبت (tabbat, tubbat). In one proposed etymology the ultimate origin is Tibetan བོད (Bod), used in the compound name sTod-bod (pronounced Tö-pöt), meaning “Upper Tibet”. In another proposal, the name comes via Mongolian Töpüt from an alteration of Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇 (töpü, “height, summit”). Bialek instead derives the name from Old Tibetan དཔོན (dpon, “leader, ruler”), with addition of the Old Turkic plural suffix -𐱅 (-t²) and a epenthetic vowel to break up the non-Turkic initial consonant cluster [tp]; according to her, Middle Chinese 吐蕃 (thu^X bjon) comes from the same source.
Etymology 2
From the place name Tibet.