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Dalai Lama definition

Da·lai· Lama (däl ī′ lä′mə)

the traditional high priest of Lamaism

Etymology: Mongolian dalai, ocean + blama: see lama

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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