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Uighur
Ui·gur
/
ˈwi
gʊər
/
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wee
-g
oo
r
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noun
1.
a member of a Turkish people dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living mainly in western China.
2.
the Turkic
language
of the Uigurs.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Uigurs.
Also,
Ui·ghur.
Related forms
Ui·gu·ri·an,
Ui·ghu·ri·an
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wiˈgʊər
i
ən
/
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wee-
g
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r
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uh
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,
Ui·gu·ric,
Ui·ghu·ric,
adjective
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Uigur
or
Uighur
(ˈwiːɡʊə)
—
n
,
-gur
,
-gurs
1.
a member of a Mongoloid people of NW China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan
2.
the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Uighur
or
Uighur
—
n
Ui'gurian
or
Uighur
—
adj
Ui'ghurian
or
Uighur
—
adj
Ui'guric
or
Uighur
—
adj
Ui'ghuric
or
Uighur
—
adj
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Uigur
or
Uighur
(ˈwiːɡʊə)
—
n
,
-gur
,
-gurs
1.
a member of a Mongoloid people of NW China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan
2.
the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Uighur
or
Uighur
—
n
Ui'gurian
or
Uighur
—
adj
Ui'ghurian
or
Uighur
—
adj
Ui'guric
or
Uighur
—
adj
Ui'ghuric
or
Uighur
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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