Tibetan

[ ti-bet-n ]

/ tɪˈbɛt n /

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

a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.

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

Origin of Tibetan

First recorded in 1740–50; Tibet + -an

Frank no longer has his convenient foil from The Lay of the Land, his Tibetan associate Mike Mahoney.

Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe |Tom LeClair |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As Gyatso wrote in his letter, “Tibetan treasures of gold and silver have been looted under suppressive Chinese law.”

Tibet’s Ticking Time Bomb |Kapil Komireddi |January 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lastly, President Obama should ask his counterpart what is driving young Tibetan monks and nuns to immolate themselves in protest.

Obama, Don’t Let Xi Forget China’s Human Rights Record |Yang Jianli |June 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The large vigilante squad turned out to consist largely of Tibetan Buddhist Sherpas.

Violence on Everest |Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan |May 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

There is a pill in Tibetan Buddhism that contains a lot of esoteric ingredients, some of which are bodily substances.

How to Think With Your Gut |Mindy Farabee |April 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Tibetan yogi, I was assured, had attained the age of over a thousand years.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
The Tibetan shrieked and fled, the ponies scrambling after him.

The Metal Monster |A. Merritt
The langurs are not confined to the tropics, but in the Tibetan mountains range far up into the snow and enjoy the cold weather.

Camps and Trails in China |Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
Tibetan polyandry still prevails in Soraj, but has almost died out elsewhere.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 |Various
Trent decided immediately that Da-yak, the Tibetan, was of no consequence, merely a mouthpiece.

Caravans By Night |Harry Hervey

Tibetan

/ (tɪˈbɛtən) /

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

a native or inhabitant of Tibet

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