Kashmiri
noun
a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
Kashmiri
American
[kash-meer-ee, kazh-]
/ kæʃˈmɪər i, kæʒ- /
noun
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Kashmiris,
plural
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Kashmiri
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
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the Indo-Iranian language of the Kashmiri.
adjective
kashmiri
British
/ kæʃˈmɪərɪ /
adjective
noun
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a member of the people of Kashmir
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the state language of Kashmir, belonging to the Dardic group of the Indo-European family of languages
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From Mr Dar to Ms Hafiz, they insist their work proves that Kashmiri culture is not fading but fighting to be remembered on its own terms.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Her videos are a mix of wordplay and cultural commentary and cover a range of topics from local literature to Kashmiri translations of English classics.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
The sleeve notes credit players of the sitar and the tabla, the Kashmiri santoor and the South Indian kanjira.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus, some of whom had been targeted by the militants, fled their homes to resettle in the Jammu Division.
From Slate ● May 14, 2025
He recognizes versions of things he knows from home: a Kashmiri crewelwork carpet on the floor, Rajasthani silk pillows on the sofa, a cast-iron Natraj on one of the bookcases.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
His lamb korma kashmiri, with its cashew-based sauce studded with fruit, coaxes flavors from every ingredient and combines them into this organic whole, as perfect as double helix DNA.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2014
Indeed, Kashmiris have told media outlets that they don’t trust that the ceasefire will hold, because how can they?
From Slate ● May 14, 2025
He laments that the lack of jobs has forced educated young Kashmiris to "sit at home".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Most importantly, the LoC would be porous, allowing Kashmiris to cross, do business and visit relatives they hadn’t seen for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
When I was a kid, we’d routinely host dinners for incoming Kashmiris who looked our name up in the phone book and asked to come by for a meal and a little advice.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
The people, according to Shaw, have Aryan features, resembling those of the Kashmiris, but harsher.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
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