Definitions for tiananmen
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1. Tiananmennoun

   Tian'anmen; Gate of Heavenly Peace

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1. Tiananmen

   The Tiananmen (also Tian'anmen (天安门), Tienanmen, T’ien-an Men; [tʰjɛ́n.án.mə̌n]), or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Pacification, is a monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China, the front gate of the Imperial City of Beijing, located near the city's Central Business District, and widely used as a national symbol. First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, and is separated from the plaza by Chang'an Avenue.

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1. Tiananmen

   The Tiananmen, or Gate of Heavenly Peace, is a famous monument in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is widely used as a national symbol. First built during the Ming Dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen is often referred to as the front entrance to the Forbidden City. However, the Meridian Gate is the first entrance to the Forbidden City proper, while Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located. Tiananmen is located to the north of Tiananmen Square, across the street from the plaza from Chang'an Avenue.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tiananmen in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tiananmen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tiananmen in a Sentence

1. Kevin Flanagan:

   This is Ukraine's War of Independence; this is Ukraine's French Revolution; this is Ukraine's Tiananmen Square, and everybody should be paying attention to what's happening in Ukraine right now because this is beyond politics, this is about an idea the small nations have the right to be free too.

2. Van Fleet:

   I do have a question: What's [the] next step? Is the Tiananmen Square crackdown the next, or the parents who one day risked their lives just to speak out for the children? That's why I'm here.

3. Geng Yansheng:

   In the past, state-level military parades have been held in Tiananmen Square. At present I have not heard any news that it will be held elsewhere.

4. Congressman Chris Smith:

   I would like to know if those agreements are public, whether they compromise academic or other freedoms of faculty, students, and workers and whether Chinese teachers are allowed the freedom to worship as they please and teach about Tiananmen, Tibet, and Taiwan.

5. Scott Applewhite -RRB- Feinstein:

   I was appalled as anyone by the tanks at [Tiananmen] Square, but three tanks of this government went into Waco, (Texas) and killed 29 children, they weren’t criminals. Most of the people in Waco had no criminal record. Now those are not analogous; they are different situations. It was wrong of our government, and it was wrong of the Chinese government.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tiananmen