Uigur
or Ui·ghur
[ wee-goor ]
/ ˈwi gʊər /
noun
a member of a Turkish people dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living mainly in western China.
the Turkic language of the Uigurs.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uigurs.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Uigur
Ui·gu·ri·an, Ui·ghu·ri·an [wee-goor-ee-uhn], /wiˈgʊər i ən/, Ui·gu·ric, Ui·ghu·ric, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Uigur
Uighur
/ (ˈwiːɡʊə) /
noun
plural -gur or -gurs a member of a Mongoloid people of NW China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan
the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Derived forms of Uigur
Uigurian, Uighurian, Uiguric or Uighuric, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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