- Sinkiang Uighur
- geographical name — see Xinjiang Uygur
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Sinkiang Uighur
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Sinkiang Uighur — Chin. /shin jyahng wee geuhrdd/. See Xinjiang Uygur. * * * … Universalium
Sinkiang Uighur — VER Xinjiang … Enciclopedia Universal
Sinkiang Uighur — Sin•kiang Ui•ghur Chin. [[t]ˈʃɪnˈdʒyɑŋ ˈwi gər[/t]] n. pin geg Xinjiang Uygur … From formal English to slang
Sinkiang Uighur AR — /ˈsɪnkiʌng ˈwiguə/ (say sinkeeung weegoohuh) noun the former name of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region …
Sinkiang Uighur — Chin. /shin jyahng wee geuhrdd/. See Xinjiang Uygur … Useful english dictionary
Uighur — or Uigur [wē′goor] n. 〚Uighur name < ?〛 1. a member of a Turkic people, living mainly in W China and Uzbekistan, that ruled in Mongolia and Turkestan in the Middle Ages 2. the Turkic language of this people adj. of the Uighurs or their language… … Universalium
Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of — ▪ autonomous region, China Introduction Uygur also spelled Uighur, Chinese (Wade Giles) Hsin chiang Wei wu erh Tzu chih ch ü, (Pinyin) Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of China. It is… … Universalium
Uighur — noun 1. a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas • Syn: ↑Uigur, ↑Uygur • Hypernyms: ↑Turki • Member Holonyms: ↑Xinjiang, ↑Sinkiang, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sinkiang — noun an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People s Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people • Syn: ↑Xinjiang, ↑Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region •… … Useful english dictionary
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region — noun an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People s Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people • Syn: ↑Xinjiang, ↑Sinkiang • Members of this Region:… … Useful english dictionary
