LASA
Syllables: La·sa
LASA is the initialism of look alike sound alike.
Proper noun capitalized: Lasa
Lasa
- Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- The head of the Buddhist religion for the Mongols is Dalai Lama who dwells in Lasa, Tibet. They believe that whatever comes from Tibet is holy and the Tibetan priests take full advantage of this faith of the Mongol people to enrich themselves. The Mongols in great caravans make pilgrimages to this...1940, “The Mongolia Field”, in O. C. Grauer, editor, Fifty Wonderful Years: Missionary Service in Foreign Lands, Chicago: Scandinavian Alliance Mission, →OCLC, page 236
- Lhasa (Lasa) is Tibet's capital and largest town, with a population of close to 140,000 in 1977. It lies north of the Brahmaputra River near the eastern end of the valley region. The city is dominated by the Potala, a monumental structure that was the spiritual and temporal center of traditional...1979, Frederic M. Kaplan, Julian M. Sobin, Stephen Andors, “Land and Population”, in Encyclopedia of China Today, Eurasia Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 40, column 1
- Synonyms:
- Lhasa
Synonyms of LASA
Forms of LASA
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Origin of LASA
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨 (Lāsà).
Questions about LASA
- What does LASA mean?
- LASA means synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- What is LASA the initialism of?
- LASA is the initialism of look alike sound alike.
- What part of speech is LASA?
- LASA is a proper noun.
Words near LASA in the dictionary
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