Xinjiang

American  

[shin-jyahng] / ˈʃɪnˈdʒyɑŋ /

(Wade-Giles) Sinkiang

noun

1. Official Name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.  an autonomous region in northwestern China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Ürümqi.

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Etymology

Origin of Xinjiang

First recorded in 1965–70; from Chinese Xīnjīang “New Territory, Territories”

Example Sentences

He was part of a team that was a 2020 Pulitzer finalist for its work examining Beijing’s repression in the Xinjiang region.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 38-year-old read about Chinese ill treatment of the ethnic Uyghurs from foreign sources on the internet, and he traveled to Xinjiang province at great personal risk to see for himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Police spokesman Zadran said the restaurant mainly served Chinese Muslims, and was run by a Chinese Muslim man from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, his wife and his Afghan business partner.

From BBC

Mr. Guan requested protection in the U.S. after he escaped from China in 2021 having gathered, at great personal risk, unprecedented footage of secret reeducation camps and detention centers in Xinjiang province.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once in the U.S. he published on the internet his photos of the detention system that he had risked his own freedom to gather in Xinjiang.

From The Wall Street Journal