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Definition of “Dalai Lama”

Dalai Lama (ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə Pronunciation for Dalai Lama

Definitions

noun

  1. (until 1959) the chief lama and ruler of Tibet
  2. born 1935, the 14th holder of this office (1940), who fled to India (1959): Nobel peace prize 1989

Word Origin

from Mongolian dalai ocean; see lama

Example Sentences Including 'Dalai Lama'

Also the media play a very important role," the Dalai Lama said.
canada.com (2004)
I dare say the Dalai Lama is embarrassed at the kind of airheads and boobies his religion attracts in Europe and America.
Spiked (2003)
Instead, Bono has impressive figures such as Nelson Mandela, Tiger Woods and the Dalai Lama for company.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
It was angry at Disney over its 1997 movie Kundun about the life of the Dalai Lama.
Independent (1999)
The Dalai Lama had lunch with B. C. Premier Gordon Campbell between the events.
CBC (2004)
They had never known the time when the Dalai Lama was in Tibet.
Kewley, Vanya Tibet - Behind the Ice Curtain
We want a lap-dancing woman priest; we want Fergie running off with the Dalai Lama ; we want Liz Hurley marrying Steve Bing.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)

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