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TIBETAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Himalayish language spoken in Tibet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Tibetan" is a kind of...):

Himalayish (the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Tibet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tibetan" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Tibet or its people or their language

Example:

Tibetan monks

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

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