kashmir

[ kazh-meer, kash- ]

noun
  1. a variant of cashmere.

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Kashmir
[ kash-meer, kazh-, kash-meer, kazh- ]

noun
  1. a former princely state in southwest Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.: Also Cash·mere [kash-meer] /kæʃˈmɪər/ .

  2. Official name Jam·mu and Kash·mir [juhm-oo] /ˈdʒʌm u/ . the part of this state occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. About 39,146 sq. mi. (101,387 sq. km). Capital: Srinagar (summer); Jammu (winter).

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British Dictionary definitions for kashmir (1 of 2)

kashmir

/ (ˈkæʃmɪə) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of cashmere

British Dictionary definitions for Kashmir (2 of 2)

Kashmir

/ (kæʃˈmɪə) /


noun
  1. 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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Cultural definitions for Kashmir

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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