Kashi

American  

[kah-shee, kash-ee] / ˈkɑˈʃi, ˈkæʃ i /

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China.

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Kashi British  

/ ˈkɑːʃˈɡɑː, ˈkɑːˈʃiː /

noun

1. an oasis city in W China, in W Xinjiang. Pop: 318 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Kashi

From Chinese Kāshí, shortening of Kāshígà'ěr, from Uyghur Qeshqer “New Town”

Example Sentences

Chinese authorities have blocked access to Gayixiang, which the Tibetans refer to as Kashi village, cut off communications and intensified security in the area, the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The leading scientist was PhD student Anahita Khodadad Kashi, who performs research on photonic quantum information processing at the Institute of Photonics.

From Science Daily

"With our experiment, we have disproved the previously valid assumption that multiphoton components would only impair visibility and can therefore be subtracted in the calculation," says Khodadad Kashi and continues: "We have discovered a new fundamental characteristic that was not considered in previous calculations. Our newly developed model can predict the quantum interference and we can measure this effect in an experiment."

From Science Daily

"But the result would have been physically impossible," says Khodadad Kashi.

From Science Daily

As the next step, Khodadad Kashi presented her theory and the experimental results at international conferences, including Photonics West in San Francisco, the world's largest specialist conference for optics and photonics, attracting around 22,000 participants.

From Science Daily