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adj
Of or relating to both Tibet and Burma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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adj
Of the Tibeto-Burman languages, one of the subgroups of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tibeto-Burman language
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language
Narrower terms: Qiang, Qiangic, Bai, Baic, Himalayish, Kamarupan, Karen, Karenic, Lolo-Burmese, Burmese-Yi, Kachin, Kachinic
History
From Tibeto- + Burman.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
