Kashmir
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Map of the disputed Kashmir region.
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/, /kæʃˈmiɹ/,[1] or sometimes /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/, /kæʒˈmiɹ/[1]
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Kashmir
- A region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) China, India, and Pakistan.
- 2019 August 11, Leela Jacinto, “Modi’s shock Kashmir move threatens India’s standing on world’s stage”, in France 24, archived from the original on August 11, 2019, Asia / Pacific:
- The picturesque Himalayan region of Kashmir is dangerously contested territory, parts of it claimed by India, Pakistan and China. While the three nuclear armed nations have gone to war over territorial disputes over the past seven decades, the rights of Kashmiris and their dreams of self-determination have been systematically sacrificed, like lambs to slaughter for the Muslim festival.
- 2023 January 11, Rupam Jain, Kanupriya Kapoor, “How India's ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir”, in Mike Collett-White, David Clarke, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 12 January 2023:
- Pakistan has claimed Kashmir since the partition of India in 1947 and the countries have fought two wars over the region, which is also partially claimed by China.
- An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.
Related terms
Translations
region
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Noun
Kashmir (plural Kashmirs)
- Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Kashmir”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- “Kashmir”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Kashmir at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- “Kashmir, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Kashmir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Kashmir”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Kashmir” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Kashmir”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1514, column 1
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) / Urdu کشمیر (kašmīr), from Sanskrit.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kashmir m