Tibetan

American  

[ti-bet-n] / tɪˈbɛt n /

Or Thibetan

adjective

1. of or relating to Tibet, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

1. a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.

2. the Sino-Tibetan language of Tibet, especially in its standard literary form.

Tibetan British  

/ tɪˈbɛtən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Tibet, its people, or their language

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tibet

2. the language of Tibet, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family

Etymology

Origin of Tibetan

First recorded in 1740–50; Tibet + -an

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Tibetan

On the Tibetan side, the death toll reported by Chinese media on Friday was 31, with 531 people unaccounted for.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for on the Tibetan side of the frontier, where Chinese authorities keep tight control over media access and sources of information.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

More than 3,000 are missing after a massive flood hit northern Nepal and China’s Tibetan areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Deaths have also been reported in villages on the Tibetan side of the border.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The first Everesters were obliged to trek 400 arduous miles from Darjeeling across the Tibetan plateau simply to reach the foot of the mountain.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer