"Ü-Tsang" meaning in All languages combined

See Ü-Tsang on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan དབུས་གཙང (dbus gtsang). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|དབུས་གཙང}} Tibetan དབུས་གཙང (dbus gtsang) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Ü-Tsang}} Ü-Tsang
  1. One of the three traditional provinces of Tibet in China. Wikipedia link: Ü-Tsang Categories (place): Places in China Related terms: Amdo, Kham Translations (province): 衛藏 (Chinese Mandarin), 卫藏 (Wèizàng) (Chinese Mandarin), ウー・ツァン (Japanese), དབུས་གཙང (dbus gtsang) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-Ü-Tsang-en-name-PjSg30Q4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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