Tiananmen-square
[tyahn-ahn-men] /ˈtyɑnˈɑnˈmɛn/
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 [(tyahn-ahn-men)]
Location in Beijing of prodemocracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989 by troops loyal to the communist regime of the People’s Republic of China.
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