"Tibetan Plateau" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Tibetan Plateau}} Tibetan Plateau
  1. A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert. Wikipedia link: Tibetan Plateau Categories (place): Places in China, Plateaus Synonyms: Himalayan Plateau, Tibet Plateau Translations (plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges): altiplà del Tibet [masculine] (Catalan), 青藏高原 (Qīng-Zàng gāoyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 青康藏高原 (Qīng-Kāng-Zàng Gāoyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), Tiibetin ylänkö (Finnish), Hochland von Tibet [neuter] (German), Υψίπεδο του Θιβέτ (Ypsípedo tou Thivét) [neuter] (Greek), Ardchlár na Tibéide [masculine] (Irish), チベット高原 (Chibetto Kōgen) (Japanese), 티베트고원 (tibeteugowon) (Korean), Planalto Tibetano [masculine] (Portuguese), Тибе́тское наго́рье (Tibétskoje nagórʹje) [neuter] (Russian), Meseta tibetana [feminine] (Spanish)
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