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Tawang

Tawang proper noun: an administrative district of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Proper noun (1)

Tawang

  1. An administrative district of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
  2. A town, the district headquarters of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Proper noun (2)

Tawang

  1. A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Origin of Tawang

Named for the Tawang Monastery, which was named by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso. Supposedly means "chosen by the horse" in a local language.

Derived from Ibaloi tayawan (“place to perform a tayaw ritual”), wherein it was held in the caves in the area.

Questions about Tawang

What does Tawang mean?
Tawang means an administrative district of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
What part of speech is Tawang?
Tawang is a proper noun.

Words near Tawang in the dictionary

  1. tawafs
  2. Tawagan Sur
  3. tawaif
  4. tawaifs
  5. Tawallammat Tamajaq
  6. Tawang
  7. Tawantawan
  8. tawapou
  9. tawara
  10. tawari
  11. tawaris

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