Sitsang

Sitsang

(ˈsiːˈtsæŋ) n (Placename) a Chinese name for Tibet

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Sitsang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the HimalayasThibet, Tibet, XizangLamaism, Tibetan Buddhism - a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanismSino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asiacapital of Tibet, Forbidden City, Lassa, Lhasa - the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangersAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizationsChangtzu - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everest - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)Gosainthan - a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountainKanchanjanga, Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga, Mount Kanchenjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)Lhotse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)Makalu - a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)Nuptse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)Sherpa - a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers