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Tibet Pronunciation
Tibet is pronounced tuh-BET, IPA /təˈbɛt/.
tuh-BET
US /təˈbɛt/
Syllables: tuh · BET (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): The high plateau region north of the Himalayas, now part of China.
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Tibet in a Sentence
- Tibet sits more than four thousand metres up.
- She travelled through Tibet in 1998.
- Most of Tibet is too high for trees.
Common Mispronunciations of Tibet
Not TY-bet
Back beat on BET, with the opening tuh reduced almost to nothing.
Not tuh-BAY
Sound the t at the close. The name is not French and keeps its ending.
Tip: Two beats, tuh-BET. Tibetan adds one more, tuh-BE-tuhn.
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