1. (n.)Tibet an autonomous region in SW China, on a plateau N of the Himalayas: average elevation ab. 16,000 ft. (4877 m). 2,360,000; 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,600 sq. km).
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Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. tibet a country of Central Asia, and dependency of China since 1720, called by the natives themselves Bod or Bodyul, comprises a wide expanse of tableland, "three times the size of France, almost as cold as Siberia, most of it higher than Mount Blanc, and all of it, except a few valleys, destitute of population"; enclosed by the lofty ranges of the Himalaya and Kuen-lun Mountains, it has been left practically unexplored; possesses greatmineral wealth, and a large foreign trade is carried on in woollencloth (chief article of manufacture); polyandry and polygamy are prevailing customs among the people, who are a Mongolicrace of fine physique, fond of music and dancing, jealous of intrusion and wrapt up in their own ways and customs; the government, civil and religious, is in the hands of the clergy, the lower orders of which are numerous throughout the country; a variation of MongolShamanism is the native religion, but Lamaism is the officialreligion of the country, and the supreme authority is vested in the Dalai Lama, the sovereign pontiff, who resides at Lhassa, the capital.
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