Kashmiri

[ kash-meer-ee, kazh- ]

noun,plural Kash·mir·is, (especially collectively) Kash·mir·i.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.

  2. the Indo-Iranian language of the Kashmiri.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Kashmir or its people.

Words Nearby Kashmiri

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How to use Kashmiri in a sentence

  • Adds a European intelligence officer: “Kashmiri is the most important guy linking al Qaeda with Western recruits.”

    Al Qaeda Commander Ilyas Kashmiri Killed in U.S. Predator Strike | Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey | June 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Every Kashmiri still carries one of these kangris, as the most economical way of keeping himself warm.

    Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh Roberts
  • In fact he was only curious to see how far a Kashmiri beggar's audacity would carry him.

    The Lamp in the Desert | Ethel M. Dell
  • And yet—how had that horrible old Kashmiri beggar come all these hundreds of miles from his native haunts?

    The Lamp in the Desert | Ethel M. Dell
  • The Kashmiri historians speak of Lalitaditya's "conquering the world," and mix up much fable with fact.

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • The Kashmiri is an intelligent and clever carpenter, though in accordance with his character he lacks accuracy and finish.

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

British Dictionary definitions for Kashmiri

Kashmiri

/ (kæʃˈmɪərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Kashmir, its people, or their language

noun
  1. plural -miris or -miri a member of the people of Kashmir

  2. the state language of Kashmir, belonging to the Dardic group of the Indo-European family of languages

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