Tien Shan

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Tien Shan

(tyĕn′ shän′)

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Tien Shan

(ˈtjɛnˈʃɑːn)

(Placename) a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for the Tian Shan

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Tien Shan

(ˈtyɛn ˈʃɑn)

also Tian Shan

a mountain range in central Asia, in Kirghizia and China. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 ft. (7439 m).

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Tien Shan - a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles

Tyan Shan

Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state

Pobeda Peak, Pobedy Peak - a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)

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