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• kashmir
  kashmir

  noun

  a variant of cashmere.
• Kashmir
  Kashmir

  noun

  a former princely state in southwest Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. Also Cashmere

kashmir

¹ American  

[kazh-meer, kash-] / ˈkæʒ mɪər, ˈkæʃ- /

noun

1. a variant of cashmere.

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Kashmir ² American  

[kash-meer, kazh-, kash-meer, kazh-] / ˈkæʃ mɪər, ˈkæʒ-, kæʃˈmɪər, kæʒ- /

noun

1. a former princely state in southwest Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. Also Cashmere

2. Official Name Jammu and Kashmir.  the part of this state occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. About 39,146 sq. mi. (101,387 sq. km). Srinagar (summer); Jammu (winter).

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kashmir ¹ British  

/ ˈkæʃmɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of cashmere

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Kashmir ² British  

/ kæʃˈmɪə /

noun

1. a region of SW central Asia: from the 16th century ruled by the Moguls, Afghans, Sikhs, and British successively; since 1947 disputed between India, Pakistan, and China; 84 000 sq km (33 000 sq miles) in the northwest are held by Pakistan and in part known as Azad Kashmir (Free Kashmir), part as the Northern Areas; an area of 42 735 sq km (16 496 sq miles) in the east (the Aksai Chin) is held by China; the remainder was in 1956 officially incorporated into India as the state of Jammu and Kashmir; traversed by the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges and the Rivers Jhelum and Indus; a fruit-growing and cattle-grazing region, with a woollen industry. Capitals: (Jammu and Kashmir) Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter); (Azad Kashmir) Muzaffarabad; (Northern Areas) Gilgit

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Kashmir Cultural  

1. A state of India, in its extreme north. When mainly Hindu India became independent of Great Britain in 1947, many of its predominantly Muslim areas split off as Pakistan. Kashmir, a mainly Muslim area, remained part of India, which led to persistent conflicts between India and Pakistan.

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Wholly loyal, these young politicians even imitated Sanjay's customary dress: a pajama suit and kashmir shawl.

From Time Magazine Archive

Munir -- in a Western business suit rather than army fatigues -- visited Washington with Sharif last year after a flare-up in hostilities between Pakistan and India in divided Kashmir.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

In Indian-administered Kashmir, several thousand Shia Muslims joined street demonstrations in the main city Srinagar.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

The tunnel will reduce travel time between Kashmir and Ladakh from 3 hours to 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

Another on the team, top-order batter Anekha Devi, 20, from Jammu and Kashmir, was born partially blind.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Seven minutes later François Fournier walked past the Kashmir Café.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti