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Tibetan

[ti-bet-n]

Ti·bet·an

[ti-bet-n]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Tibet, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
2.
a member of the native Mongolian race of Tibet.
3.
the Sino-Tibetan language of Tibet, especially in its standard literary form.

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Tibetan is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Also, Thibetan.


Origin:
1740–50; Tibet + -an
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Tibetan (tɪˈbɛtən)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or characteristic of Tibet, its people, or their language
 
n
2.  a native or inhabitant of Tibet
3.  the language of Tibet, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family

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