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Definition of the Dalai Lama noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Dalai Lama

noun
 
/ðə ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/
 
/ðə ˌdɑːli ˈlɑːmə/
[singular]
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  1. the leader of Tibetan Buddhism and, in former times, the ruler of Tibet
    Word Originfrom Tibetan, literally ‘ocean monk’, so named because he is regarded as “the ocean of compassion”.
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