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Dalai Lama

one of the two lamas (along with the Panchen Lama, who was formerly known in English as the Tashi or Tesho Lama) of Tibetan Buddhism, spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, literally "the ocean lama," from Mongolian dalai "ocean" (here probably signifying "big," in contrast to the Panchen Lama) + lama.

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Definitions of Dalai Lama from WordNet

Dalai Lama (n.)
chief lama and once ruler of Tibet;
Synonyms: Grand Lama
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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