Uigur

or Ui·ghur

[ wee-goo r ]

/ 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.

Related forms

Ui·gu·ri·an, Ui·ghu·ri·an

[wee-goo r-ee-uh n] /wiˈgʊər i ən/, Ui·gu·ric, Ui·ghu·ric, adjective

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Examples from the Web for uighur

Teachers told me of a government decision to halt the teaching of the Uighur language in schools beginning in 2012.
China's Dangerous Delusion|Paul Mooney|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Uighur sources say several hundred thousand young Uighur woman have been forced to work in factories in eastern China.
China's Dangerous Delusion|Paul Mooney|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Uighur sources counter that hundreds of Uighurs were killed after police allegedly opened fire.
China's Dangerous Delusion|Paul Mooney|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This monastery lies about 25 m. south by east of the Uighur capital.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

Then there's a Uighur on my list—I'll appear to him in a shaman's hut and he'll assume I'm a devil.
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner
It is trilingual--viz., Chinese, Uighur, and runic or Yenissei characters.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various
Sanskrit's very simple, but medieval Russian's confusing, and as for Uighur—however!
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner

British Dictionary definitions for uighur

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

Uigurian, Uighurian, Uiguric or Uighuric, adjective

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