Kashmir
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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
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Kashmir
- A region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) China, India, and Pakistan.
- 2023 January 11, Rupam Jain, Kanupriya Kapoor, “How India's ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir”, in Mike Collett-White, David Clarke, editors, Reuters[1], archived from the original on 12 January 2023[2]:
- Pakistan has claimed Kashmir since the partition of India in 1947 and the countries have fought two wars over the region, which is also partially claimed by China.
- An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.
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region
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Noun[edit]
Kashmir (plural Kashmirs)
- Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Kashmir”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading[edit]
- “Kashmir”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Kashmir at Google Ngram Viewer
- “Kashmir, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Kashmir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Kashmir”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Kashmir” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Kashmir”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[3], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1514, column 1
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) / Urdu کشمیر (kašmīr), from Sanskrit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kashmir m
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