Tibat

Proper noun

Tibet

1. A geographic region in Central Asia (mostly in China), the homeland of the Tibetan people, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau.
   • The Province of Xenſi extends to the Kingdom of Preſter John. Caſcar and Thebet, which the Chineſes in a general Name call Sifan it is a large Province, and is divided into eight Counties, having one hundred and eighty Cities: Sigan is the Metropolis of the whole, ſeated on the River Guei, in a...[1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World, 3rd edition, page 439

   Synonyms:

   Tibetan Plateau, Tibet Plateau

2. (historical) A former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951.
   • The estimated population of the Chinese Empire (exclusive of Tibet) is given, on the basis of this census, as 329,542,000, while the population of Tibet is estimated at 1,500,000.1922, Bertrand Russell, The Problem of China, London: George Allen & Unwin, →OCLC, →OL, page 33

   Synonyms:

   Hermit Kingdom

3. An autonomous region of China. Official name: Tibet Autonomous Region. Capital: Lhasa.

   Synonyms:

   Tibet Autonomous Region, Xizang

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