Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lhasa
2 senses of lhasa
Sense 1
Lhasa, Lassa, capital of Tibet, Forbidden City -- (the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers)
INSTANCE OF=> national capital -- (the capital city of a nation)
Sense 2
Lhasa, Lhasa apso -- (a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs)
=> terrier -- (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)