kashmir

¹

[kazh-meer, kash-]

noun

1. a variant of cashmere.

Kashmir

²

[kash-meer, kazh-, kash-meer, kazh-]

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).

kashmir

¹

/ ˈkæʃmɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of cashmere

Kashmir

²

/ 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

Kashmir

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.

Example Sentences

In April, Islamic terrorists killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, in Indian Kashmir.

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, Muslim Association of Britain, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Kashmir solidarity campaign and Palestinian Forum in Britain have called for the match to be cancelled and jointly organised the protest.

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He also warned of “destabilizing” forces in the country and referenced an attack in Kashmir this year that killed 26 Indian tourists.

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IMP’s aim is evident: Hit Pakistan’s security architecture while preparing to export violence into Indian-administered Kashmir.

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India and Pakistan each control parts of Kashmir but claim it in full.

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