Xinjiang Uygur

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shin′jyäng′ wē′gər)


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Xin•jiang Uy•gur  (shin′jyäng′ wē′gər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesan autonomous region in NW China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 13,840,000;
    635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Cap.: Ürümqi.
Also, Sinkiang Uighur. Official name, Xin′jiang′ Uy′gur Auton′omous Re′gion. 
'Xinjiang Uygur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chinese Turkestan - Kashi - Khan Tengri - Shache - Sinkiang Uighur - Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region - Tajik - Tarim - Tian Shan - Turkestan - Urumchi - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Ürümqi

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