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LHASA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
Synonyms:
Lhasa; Lhasa apso
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lhasa" is a kind of...):
terrier (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)
Sense 2
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 ("Lhasa" is a part of...):
Sitsang; Thibet; Tibet; Xizang (an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas)
