Uyghur

(Older Spelling) Ui·ghur,

[wee-goor]

noun

plural

Uyghurs ,

plural

Uyghur .

1. a member of a predominantly Muslim Turkic-speaking people, dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living in northwestern China, mainly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

2. the Turkic language of the Uyghurs.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Uyghurs or their language.

Other Word Forms

• Uyghurian adjective
• Uyghuric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uyghur¹

First recorded in 1840–45; from Uyghur; a self-designation of the Uyghur people

Example Sentences

The young couple fall into lust, then love, over beers in a Latin American cowboy bar, Uyghur street food and then in a shabby basement apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

He weaves in Aishe’s childhood memories of her father, with her Uyghur language narration addressed to him, as she asks imploring questions of a man who will never be able to answer.

From Los Angeles Times

An undocumented Uyghur immigrant from China, Aishe has left behind the religion in which she was raised.

From Los Angeles Times

Sai claims that the Chinese officials lodged complaints about works by Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong artists, and initially demanded that the show be completely shut down.

From BBC

Tibetan and Uyghur flags had also been removed, as well as a novel about a Tibetan family in exile and a postcard about China, Israel and Xinjiang.

From BBC