Kashmir

See also: kashmir

English
Map of the disputed Kashmir region.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر‎ (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/, /kæʃ.ˈmiɹ/[1], or sometimes /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/, /kæʒ.ˈmiɹ/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Kashmir

  1. A region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) China, India, and Pakistan.
    • 2023 January 11, Rupam Jain; Kanupriya Kapoor, “How India's ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir”, in Mike Collett-White; David Clarke, editors, Reuters‎, archived from the original on 12 January 2023:
      Pakistan has claimed Kashmir since the partition of India in 1947 and the countries have fought two wars over the region, which is also partially claimed by China.
  2. An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.

Translations

Noun

Kashmir (plural Kashmirs)

  1. Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”)

See also

References
  1. “Kashmir”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) / Urdu کشمیر‎ (kašmīr), from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ.mir/
  • Rhymes: -aʃmir
  • Hyphenation: Kàsh‧mir

Proper noun

Kashmir m

  1. Kashmir, Cashmere
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