CAPITAL OF TIBET

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers

Synonyms:

capital of Tibet; Forbidden City; Lassa; Lhasa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("capital of Tibet" is a part of...):

Sitsang; Thibet; Tibet; Xizang (an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas)

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