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noun

Lhasa n.

The capital city of Tibet; it is the sacred city of Lamaism.

Synonyms: Lassa, Lasa, capital of Tibet.

A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs; also called Lhasa apso.

Synonyms: Lhasa apso.

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Etymology of 'Lhasa'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lhasa" Quotes from Famous Books

... southern scarps of the Trans-Himalayas—the unexplored upheaval, higher than the Himalayas themselves, more deeply cut with precipice and gorge, which Sven Hedin had touched and named on his journey to Lhasa. ...

— The Metal Monster • A. Merritt

... from the brigands about the caravan roads, we soon made our way out to one of the main routes and had the good fortune to meet there the caravan of the young Mongol Prince Pounzig, who was on a holy mission carrying a message from the Living Buddha in Urga to the Dalai Lama in Lhasa. He helped us to purchase horses, camels ...

— Beasts, Men and Gods • Ferdinand Ossendowski

... other tourist parties and were marched briskly to where Gorky Street debouched into Red Square. First destination was the mausoleum, backed against the Kremlin wall, which centered that square and served as a combined Vatican, Lhasa and Mecca of the Soviet complex. Built of dark red porphyry, it was the nearest thing to a really ultramodern building Hank had seen ...

— Combat • Dallas McCord Reynolds

Words linked to "Lhasa" : terrier, Xizang, national capital, capital of Tibet, Thibet