English Explanatory Dictionary

Kashgar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
  2. A county-level city of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Pronunciation

kăshʹgär

Word forms

Kashgar Cascar Cashgar Cashkar Kaschgar Kashghar Kâshghar Kāshghar

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Кашга́р (Kašgár), from Persian کَاشْغَر (kâšġar).

Synonyms

Kashgher Kaxgar Kaxĝär Qeshqer Kaxkar K̂äxk̂är Kashi K'a-shih K'o-shih Qashqar Qāshqār

Derived words

Kashgari Kashgaria
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