- Uighur Autonomous Region
- Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni (China)
English-Uighur dictionary . 2009.
English-Uighur dictionary . 2009.
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region — noun an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People s Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people • Syn: ↑Xinjiang, ↑Sinkiang • Members of this Region:… … Useful english dictionary
Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of — ▪ autonomous region, China Introduction Uygur also spelled Uighur, Chinese (Wade Giles) Hsin chiang Wei wu erh Tzu chih ch ü, (Pinyin) Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of China. It is… … Universalium
Uighur — noun 1. a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas • Syn: ↑Uigur, ↑Uygur • Hypernyms: ↑Turki • Member Holonyms: ↑Xinjiang, ↑Sinkiang, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Uighur — or Uigur [wē′goor] n. 〚Uighur name < ?〛 1. a member of a Turkic people, living mainly in W China and Uzbekistan, that ruled in Mongolia and Turkestan in the Middle Ages 2. the Turkic language of this people adj. of the Uighurs or their language… … Universalium
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region — /ˈʃɪndʒiʌŋ ˈwigʊə/ (say shinjeeung weegoouh) noun an administrative division of north western China, formerly a province. 1 646 900 km2. Capital: Urumqi. Formerly, Sinkiang Uighur AR …
Uighur language — member of the Turkic (Turkic languages) subfamily of the Altaic language family, spoken by Uighurs in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang of northwestern China and in portions of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The modern Uighur … Universalium
Uighur — Ui•ghur or Uigur or Uyghur [[t]wē′gər[/t]] n. pl. ghurs or gurs, (esp. collectively) ghur or gur. 1) peo a member of a Turkic people of Central Asia, living mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China 2) peo the language of the… … From formal English to slang
Sinkiang Uighur AR — /ˈsɪnkiʌng ˈwiguə/ (say sinkeeung weegoohuh) noun the former name of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region …
Mongolian Plateau — ▪ region, Mongolia extensive northeastern highland region of the great plateau of Central Asia, covering an area of approximately 1,000,000 square miles (2,600,000 square km) in east central Asia. It is divided politically and… … Universalium
Uyghur people — Uyghur ئۇيغۇر 维吾尔族 Young Uyghur woman, c. 2005 Regions with significant populations … Wikipedia
East Turkestan — Chinese name Traditional Chinese 東突厥斯坦 Simplified Chinese 东突厥斯坦 … Wikipedia