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# lhasa

«lhasa» in Mova's school dictionary: **the main city of Tibet, high in the Himalayas, now under…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (Lhasa); proper noun

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Lhasa is the main city of Tibet, high in the Himalayas, now under China's rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#m1)

2) (a name) A Lhasa Apso is a small long-haired dog breed from Tibet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Geography and religion: Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world, about 3,650 metres up; the Potala Palace was the home of the Dalai Lama. It is a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists.

### examples

- Lhasa is the capital of Tibet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#x1)
- The Potala Palace stands in Lhasa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#x2)
- Lhasa is one of the highest cities on Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#x3)
- Pilgrims walk to Lhasa to pray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#x4)
- Our neighbour has a Lhasa Apso dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#x5)
- The air in Lhasa is thin because it is so high. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/#x6)

### note

Capital letter: Lhasa. The «h» is silent: «LAH-suh».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lhasa» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lhasa/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.