Tiananmen Square
[ tyahn-ahn-men ]
/ ˈtyɑnˈɑnˈmɛn /
noun
a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
Also
Tienanmen Square.
Cultural definitions for tiananmen square
Tiananmen Square
[ (tyahn-ahn-men) ]
Location in Beijing of pro-democracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989 by troops loyal to the communist regime of the People's Republic of China.