Meanings
- A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.
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".
2022 August 16, “Tibetan Plateau water stores under threat: study”, in France 24, archived from the original on 16 Aug 20222 more examples
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."
1954, Herold J. Wiens, Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 11The 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.
2001, Kim Dramer, “China's Sorrow”, in The Yellow River (Juvenile Literature), Franklin Watts, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 7–8Synonyms: Himalayan Plateau, Tibet Plateau
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.
Translations
Catalan altiplà del Tibet
- altiplà del Tibetplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Chinese Mandarin 青藏高原, 青康藏高原
- 青藏高原 (Qīng-Zàng gāoyuán)plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
- 青康藏高原 (Qīng-Kāng-Zàng Gāoyuán)plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Finnish Tiibetin ylänkö
- Tiibetin ylänköplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
German Hochland von Tibet
- Hochland von Tibetplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Greek Υψίπεδο του Θιβέτ
- Υψίπεδο του Θιβέτ (Ypsípedo tou Thivét)plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Irish Ardchlár na Tibéide
- Ardchlár na Tibéideplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Japanese チベット高原
- チベット高原 (Chibetto Kōgen)plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Korean 티베트고원
- 티베트고원 (tibeteugowon)plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Polish Wyżyna Tybetańska
- Wyżyna Tybetańskaplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Portuguese Planalto Tibetano
- Planalto Tibetanoplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Russian Тибе́тское наго́рье
- Тибе́тское наго́рье (Tibétskoje nagórʹje)plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Spanish Meseta tibetana
- Meseta tibetanaplateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges
Cite this entry
Tibetan Plateau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tibetan%20Plateau
“Tibetan Plateau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tibetan%20Plateau. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tibetan Plateau,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tibetan%20Plateau.
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