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 formsUi·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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The inhabitants are called Jogur, the Jugur or Uigur of other authors.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. I|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for uigur

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 FormsUigurian, Uighurian, Uiguric or Uighuric, adjective

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