Tien Shan

[ tyen shahn ]

noun

1. the Tien Shan, a mountain range in central Asia, in China and Kirghizia. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 feet (7,439 meters).

Tien Shan

/ ˈtjɛnˈʃɑːn /

noun

1. See Tian Shan
   a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for the Tian Shan

Example Sentences

The Tien-shan is only the first link in a series of mountains which stretch north-eastwards throughout Asia.

From Project Gutenberg

I read it in the Tu Tien Shan, a work in 20 volumes, containing the most curious secrets of horticulture.

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