# Tiananmen Square

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A large plaza in Dongcheng district, Beijing, China.
2. A protest event held in the square on June 4, 1989.

## Etymology
Partial calque from Mandarin 天安門廣場／天安门广场 (Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng, literally “square/plaza of Tiananmen ("the gate of Heaven's peacemaking" or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace")”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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