Xinjiang
[ shin-jyahng ]
noun
Official name Xin·jiang Uy·ghur Au·ton·o·mous Re·gion [shin-jyahng-wee-ger aw-ton-uh-muhs ree-juhn] /ˈʃɪnˈdʒyɑŋ ˈwi gər ɔˈtɒn ə məs ˈri dʒən/ . an autonomous region in northwestern China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Capital: Ürümqi.
Origin of Xinjiang
1 First recorded in 1965–70; from Chinese Xīnjīang “New Territory, Territories”
- Also (Wade-Giles) Sin·kiang .
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