Kashmirian

[ kash-meer-ee-uhn, kazh- ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Kashmir or the Kashmiri.

noun
  1. a Kashmiri.

Origin of Kashmirian

1
First recorded in 1875–80; Kashmir + -ian

Words Nearby Kashmirian

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How to use Kashmirian in a sentence

  • Though Hindu, it differs from the usual Hindu types; and is known distinctively as Kashmirian.

    Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • Its author was the Kashmirian Bilhaṇa, who belongs to the later half of the eleventh century.

    A History of Sanskrit Literature | Arthur A. MacDonell
  • It is a very strange sight, the broad river covered with boats, and lined by houses built in the curious Kashmirian style.

  • My coolies sit at a short distance, singing through their noses Kashmirian songs.

  • This little lake was not, as I had expected, on the crest of the pass, but undoubtedly on the Kashmirian side of it.

British Dictionary definitions for Kashmirian

Kashmirian

/ (kæʃˈmɪərɪən) /


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

noun
  1. a member of the people of Kashmir

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