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Definition of lama noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lama

noun
 
/ˈlɑːmə/
 
/ˈlɑːmə/
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  1. a title given to a spiritual leader in Tibetan BuddhismTopics Religion and festivalsc2
  2. a Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monkTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Tibetan bla-ma (the initial b being silent), literally ‘superior one’.
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