tibet
/tɪˈbɛt/
tibet noun: a woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
Noun
tibet (plural tibets)
- A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
- The chief demand in men's-wear fabrics is for combed and milled fabrics such as worsteds, kerseys, tibets, meltons, etc.1920, Special Agents Series, number 194, page 59
Proper noun capitalized: Tibet
Tibet
- 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
- A giant rally on Formosa reflects the worldwide concern for Tibet's heroic rebels. Speaking to sixty-thousand people in Taipei, President Chiang Kai-shek says Tibet's resistance foreshadows a vast anti-communist uprising on the mainland of China.1959 February 4, Peter Roberts, 0:00 from the start, in Formosa Rallies In Support Of Tibet Rebels (1959), British Pathé
- Synonyms:
- Tibetan Plateau, Tibet Plateau
- 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
- Third, we should open up two new international broadcasting stations—Radio Free China and Radio Free Tibet— to provide these nations with independent information and commentary.[...]The people of Tibet represent a separate case. Conquered by the Chinese in 1950, occupied brutally by troops who...1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 179–180
- Synonyms:
- Hermit Kingdom
- An autonomous region of China. Official name: Tibet Autonomous Region. Capital: Lhasa.
- Synonyms:
- Tibet Autonomous Region, Xizang
tibet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tibet in Hindi
- तिब्बत, टिबेट
tibet in Tamil
- திபெத், திபெத்து
tibet in Marathi
- तिबेट
tibet in Urdu
- تبت
More languagesFewer languages
- tibet in Bengali
- তিব্বত, তিব্বতের
- tibet in Telugu
- టిబెట్, టిబెట్టు
- tibet in Malayalam
- ടിബറ്റ്, തിബറ്റ്
- tibet in Kannada
- ಟಿಬೆಟ್, ಟಿಬೆಟ್ಟು
- tibet in Punjabi
- ਤਿੱਬਤ
- tibet in Gujarati
- તિબેટ, તિબેટીયા
- tibet in Odia
- ତିବ୍ଦତ, ତିବ୍ବତ, ତିବ୍ବତ୍
- tibet in Sanskrit
- भोट bhoṭa
- tibet in Nepali
- तिब्बत, टिबेट
Synonyms of tibet
Forms of tibet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tibets |
| alternative form | thibet |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Thibet |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Tebet |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Tibat |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Tobbat |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Tibbet |
Origin of tibet
From the place name Tibet.
Of unclear origin, but probably from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅 (Töpüt) ('hilly, mountainous place') via Classical Persian تبت (tabbat, tubbat). In one proposed etymology the ultimate origin is Tibetan བོད (Bod), used in the compound name Tibetan སྟོད་བོད (stod bod, “Upper Tibet”), pronounced Tö-pöt, from སྟོད (stod, “upper, higher”) + བོད (bod, “Tibet”). In another proposal, the name comes via Classical Mongolian [script needed] (Töpüt) from an alteration of Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇 (töpü, “height, summit”). Bialek instead derives the name from Old Tibetan དཔོན (dpon, “leader, ruler”) + Old Turkic -𐱅 (-t²) plural suffix and a epenthetic vowel to break up the non-Turkic initial consonant cluster [tp]; according to her, Middle Chinese 吐蕃 (thu^X bjon) comes from the same source.
Words formed from tibet
- Greater Tibet
- Inner Tibet
- Outer Tibet
- South Tibet
- Tibetan
- Tibetan Empire
- Tibetan Plateau
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Tibetiana
- Tibetic
- Tibetology
Phrases with tibet
Words that rhyme with tibet
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about tibet
- What does tibet mean?
- Tibet means a woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
- What is tibet in Hindi?
- Tibet in Hindi is तिब्बत, टिबेट. See Tibet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tibet?
- Tibet can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tibet?
- Tibet is pronounced /tɪˈbɛt/.
- What is the plural of tibet?
- The plural of tibet is tibets.
Words near tibet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tibet (page history and authors); Tibet (page history and authors); tibet (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tibet (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); भोट (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); tibet (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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