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    LHASA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogsplay

    Synonyms:

    Lhasa; Lhasa apso

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Lhasa" is a kind of...):

    terrier (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangersplay

    Synonyms:

    capital of Tibet; Forbidden City; Lassa; Lhasa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    national capital (the capital city of a nation)

    Holonyms ("Lhasa" is a part of...):

    Sitsang; Thibet; Tibet; Xizang (an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas)

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