English Explanatory Dictionary

Tiananmen Square

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large plaza in Dongcheng district, Beijing, China.
  2. A protest event held in the square on June 4, 1989.

Word forms

Tiananmen Square Tian'anmen Square Tian An Men Square Tienanmen Square T'ien-an-men Square

Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin 天安門廣場／天安门广场 (Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng, literally “square/plaza of Tiananmen ("the gate of Heaven's peacemaking" or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace")”).

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