Tiananmen Square

[tyahn-ahn-men]

noun

1. a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.

Tiananmen Square

1. Location in Beijing of pro-democracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989 by troops loyal to the communist regime of the People's Republic of China.

Example Sentences

The American president didn't detail his thoughts about the massive celebration sprawled across Tiananmen Square, except that it was "very, very impressive".

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But the dangers, whether on the parade grounds of Tiananmen square or in US courtrooms, are very real.

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The unguarded moment was captured on a livestream carried by Chinese state TV as the two leaders and North Korea's Kim Jong Un walked together through China's historic Tiananmen Square.

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As the cannon fire echoed through Tiananmen Square, even before the first set of troops goose-stepped their way through Beijing's central avenue, the day's most enduring image unfolded.

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They all watched on as around 50,000 spectators - all vetted in advance - attended the parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

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