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DALAI LAMA

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Overview

DALAI LAMA (noun)
  The noun DALAI LAMA has 1 sense:

1. chief lama and once ruler of Tibetplay

  Familiarity information: DALAI LAMA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


DALAI LAMA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chief lama and once ruler of Tibet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dalai Lama; Grand Lama

Hypernyms ("Dalai Lama" is a kind of...):

lama (a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism)


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