| a city in and the capital of Xinjiang Uygur region, in NW China. 500,000. |
| 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. |