A common shorthand name for Tibet Autonomous Region, previously mostly coterminous with the independent portion of Tibet until 1950.
Origin
Of unclear origin, but probably via Persian تبت. In one proposed etymology the ultimate origin is Tibetan བོད, used in the compound name sTod-bod (pronounced Tö-pöt), meaning “Upper Tibet”. In another proposal, the name comes via Mongolian Töpüt from an alteration of 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇.
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