Lhasa
Definitions of Lhasa
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the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangerssynonyms: Forbidden City, Lassa, capital of Tibetexample of:national capitalthe capital city of a nation
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a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogssynonyms: Lhasa apsotype of:terrierany of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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