[shin-jyahng wee-ger] 
| an 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). Capital: Ürümqi. |
| Sin·kiang Ui·ghur or Sin·kiang Ui·gur (sĭn'kyäng' wē'gər, shĭn'jyäng') See Xinjiang Uygur. |
| Xin·jiang Uy·gur (shĭn'jyäng' wē'gər) An autonomous region of extreme western China. It came under Chinese control in the 16th century and was the site of a conflict between China and the Soviet Union in 1969. Ürümqi is the capital. Population: 18,400,000. |
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