Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Shigatse.
Tenzin Dolkar, who later began using Tendol, a variation of her first name, was born in the central Tibetan town of Shigatse (also known as Xigaze) on Dec. 2, 1951, according to her Swiss passport.
[2020 May 15, Stephen Kurczy, “Tendol Gyalzur, Refugee Who Founded Orphanages in Tibet, Dies”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 May 2020, THOSE WE’VE LOST
Origin
From the Tibetan pinyin romanisation of གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ (gzhis ka rtse).
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APA
Xigazê. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xigaz%C3%AA
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“Xigazê.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xigaz%C3%AA. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xigazê,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xigaz%C3%AA.
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