Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tibetan plateau

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: ti-betan -plateau
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.

Example Sentences

"Were one to draw a profile of generalized altitudes of the landmass of Ling-nan and Kuei-chou Yun-nan in a southeast-northwest direction, the profile that emerges would represent a step-like formation from the sea to the Tibetan Plateau with five major "steps.""
"The source of the Yellow River is in the Qinghai Province on the Tibetan Plateau. This area is often called the "Roof of the World" because of its high altitude, the height of a place above sea level."
"The Tibetan Plateau will experience significant water loss this century due to global warming, according to research published Monday that warns of severe supply stress in a climate change "hotspot"."

Inflected Forms

the Tibetan Plateau (canonical)

Synonyms

Himalayan Plateau Tibet Plateau

Questions

What does tibetan plateau mean?: A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.

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