Tibetan

noun

Ti·​bet·​an tə-ˈbe-tᵊn 

1

: a member of the predominant people of Tibet and adjacent areas of Asia

also : the Tibeto-Burman language of the Tibetan people

2

: a native inhabitant of Tibet

Tibetan adjective

Examples of Tibetan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conversely, the Tibetan, or north side of the mountain, is controlled by China, and nowadays is mired in restrictive bureaucracy that makes a modern-day attempt on the Hornbein Couloir even harder. —Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024

Rubin Museum’s Tibetan Shrine Will Move to Brooklyn Museum Diddy and Our Culture’s ‘Himpathy’ for Powerful Men Which Battleground State Voters Could Sway the Election? —New York Times, 27 Sep. 2024

Reincarnation is a tenet of Tibetan Buddhism, and tracing lineage of Buddhist leaders is a common practice. —Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024

Today, only 3% of the planet’s population lives at or above such great heights, mainly on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Andes, according to the study. —Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Tibetan

• Sino-Tibetan
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Tibetan terrier

Kids Definition

Tibetan

noun

Ti·​bet·​an tə-ˈbet-ᵊn 

1

: a native inhabitant of Tibet

2

: the language of the Tibetan people

Tibetan adjective