Tiananmen Square

== English == === Alternative forms === Tian'anmen Square, Tian An Men Square (also using Hanyu Pinyin) Tienanmen Square, T'ien-an-men Square (using Wade–Giles) === 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")”). === Proper noun === Tiananmen Square A large plaza in Dongcheng district, Beijing, China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tiananmen Square. A protest event held in the square on June 4, 1989. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tiananmen Square. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “Tiananmen Square”, in Collins English Dictionary. Tiananmen Square, in Encyclopædia Britannica “Tiananmen Square, Tian'anmen Square, Tian An Men Square, Tienanmen Square”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. “Tiananmen Square”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Tiananmen Square”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026