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Also, Cashmere. a former princely state in SW Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.

Official name, Jammu and Kashmir. the part of this state occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. 5,220,000; about 53,500 sq. mi. (138,000 sq. km). Capital: Srinagar (summer); Jammu (winter).

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cashmere or kashmir (ˈkæʃmɪə)

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1.	a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area
2.	a. cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
	b. (as modifier): a cashmere sweater

kashmir or kashmir

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kashmir (ˈkæʃmɪə)

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	a variant spelling of cashmere

Kashmir (kæʃˈmɪə)

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	a region of SW central Asia: from the 16th century ruled by the Moguls, Afghans, Sikhs, and British successively; since 1947 disputed between India, Pakistan, and China; 84 000 sq km (33 000 sq miles) in the northwest are held by Pakistan and in part known as Azad Kashmir (Free Kashmir), part as the Northern Areas; an area of 42 735 sq km (16 496 sq miles) in the east (the Aksai Chin) is held by China; the remainder was in 1956 officially incorporated into India as the state of Jammu and Kashmir; traversed by the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges and the Rivers Jhelum and Indus; a fruit-growing and cattle-grazing region, with a woollen industry. Capitals: (Jammu and Kashmir) Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter); (Azad Kashmir) Muzaffarabad; (Northern Areas) Gilgit

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Kashmir [(kash-meer)]

A state of India, in its extreme north. When mainly Hindu India became independent of Great Britain in 1947, many of its predominantly Muslim areas split off as Pakistan. Kashmir, a mainly Muslim area, remained part of India, which led to persistent conflicts between India and Pakistan.

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